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Genotypic variation in the basic density, dynamic modulus of elasticity and tracheid traits of Pinus elliottii in three progeny trials in southern China

  • Meng Lai ORCID logo , Leiming Dong , Chunhui Leng , Lu Zhang EMAIL logo and Min Yi EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: July 26, 2019
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Abstract

A firm understanding of the genetic relationships among wood properties is a prerequisite for breeding for higher wood quality in Pinus elliottii families. To examine and deal with such relationships, increment cores were sampled at breast height from 1260 trees in 42 open-pollinated families in three 27-year-old Slash pine progeny trials in southern China, and genetic variation, genotype-by-environment (G × E) interaction, genetic correlation and correlated response were investigated. The basic density (BD), dynamic modulus of elasticity (MOED) and tracheid traits were found to be under moderate to strong genetic control for the three locations combined, with individual narrow-sense and family mean heritability ranging from 0.28 to 0.44 and 0.52 to 0.69, respectively. Type B genetic correlation estimates indicated that the G × E interaction had a small-level influence on wood properties. Strong genetic correlations (rg) were found between BD and MOED at the three sites (rg = 0.46–0.85), and BD or MOED showed moderate to strong correlations with most tracheid traits at specific localities. In tree breeding programs, one possible strategy would be to improve pulpwood quality and the strength of structural wood through selection for different wood quality traits.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 31860220

Funding source: Jiangxi Province Science Foundation for Youth

Award Identifier / Grant number: 20181BAB214015

Award Identifier / Grant number: 20161BAB214176

Funding source: National Key R&D Program of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017YFD0600502-5

Funding statement: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Funder Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, no. 31860220), Jiangxi Province Science Foundation for Youths (nos. 20181BAB214015 and 20161BAB214176) and National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0600502-5).

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. Shijun Wu from the Chinese Academy of Forestry for his assistance with measurements of tracheid properties.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  3. Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2019-02-22
Accepted: 2019-07-05
Published Online: 2019-07-26
Published in Print: 2019-12-18

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