Stability of juvenile wood specific gravity of loblolly pine in diverse geographic areas

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1080-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Jett ◽  
S. E. McKeand ◽  
R. J. Weir
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Sample Distribution ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Potential Gain ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
The Stability ◽  
East West

The stability of wood specific gravity for 12-year-old loblolly pine (Pinustaeda L.) was evaluated for 18 open-pollinated families and four bulked seed lots representing provenances from the eastern shore of Maryland; Marion County, Florida; Gulf Hammock, Florida; and Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Wood samples were collected from seven plantings chosen to provide a north–south and east–west sample distribution essentially encompassing an area spanning the natural range of loblolly pine. There was significant genotype × environment interaction, and 4 of the 18 families were classified as unstable for specific gravity. These four families accounted for 49.5% of the genotype × environment interaction sum of squares. However, the loss in potential gain in a breeding program for specific gravity due to the presence of a significant genotype × environment interaction was estimated to be only 1%. Loblolly pine from the Florida provenances and from the widely planted Livingston Parish provenance consistently displayed low specific gravity and ranked at or near the bottom at all test locations, including the southernmost plantings.

Genetic parameters and gains for growth and wood properties in Florida source loblolly pine in the southeastern United States

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1025-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A Atwood ◽  
Timothy L White ◽  
Dudley A Huber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Wood Properties ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction

One hundred and thirteen open-pollinated families from Florida source loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) were tested in four states in the southeastern United States. Heritabilities and genetic correlations were estimated for volume, specific gravity, and latewood percentage at three different growth stages: juvenile (ages 0–10 years), mature (11–17 years), and total (0–17 years). Heritabilities of growth traits (0.09–0.11) were consistently lower than for wood property traits (0.16–0.33). Growth traits for Florida loblolly exhibited high genotype × environment interaction (rB = 0.44), whereas wood properties did not (rB = 0.90). The higher heritabilities and genetic stability across environments make wood properties amenable to genetic manipulation through breeding programs. In contrast, the high genotype × environment interaction of growth traits for Florida loblolly pine requires more research to understand the possible implication of these effects on breeding programs. Trait–trait and age–age genetic correlations were determined for growth and wood properties. Strong positive age–age correlations were present for latewood percentage, volume, and specific gravity. Weak negative trait–trait genetic correlations existed between specific gravity and volume across ages (–0.13 to –0.43). No genetic correlation existed between latewood percentage and volume, while a moderate favorable genetic correlation existed between latewood percentage and specific gravity (0.47 to 0.59). Genetic gains in volume and specific gravity were compared for various types of selection. In one type, forward selection of the top 20 individuals (of 3484) based on 17-year volume, resulted in a 20.5% genetic gain in volume; however, a concomitant loss of –6.4% also occurred in specific gravity. If a selection index was used to hold specific gravity constant, a gain in total volume of 14% was obtained.

Place of Wood Specific Gravity in the Development of Advanced-Generation Seed Orchards and Breeding Programs

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-180
Author(s):  
J. B. Jett ◽  
J. T. Talbert
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
The North ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
Pinus Taeda L ◽  
Advanced Generation

Abstract Data from thinnings of 11 genetic tests with an average age of 10 years and from 364 eight-year-old second-generation selections were analyzed to provide an estimate of gain from one cycle of selection for wood specific gravity. Utilizing mid-parent, mature, wood specific gravities and progeny juvenile wood specific gravities, coefficients of genetic prediction, CGP = 0.55 and 0.41, were calculated for the genetic test thinning sample and second-generation selection sample. Expressed as a percentage of the mean, gain from selection was calculated to be 2.6 percent. A strategy was also developed to include wood specific gravity in the North Carolina State Cooperative's second-generation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) improvement program. High heritability figures indicate little need to develop extensive family information for wood specific gravity in advanced-generation breeding programs.

scholarly journals Genotype Environment Interaction in Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativusL.) Lines

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. B. Polignano ◽  
V. Bisignano ◽  
V. Tomaselli ◽  
P. Uggenti ◽  
V. Alba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Grass Pea ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
Marginal Areas ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
The Stability

Eight grass pea lines grown in three different seasons were evaluated for the stability of seed yield, 100 seeds weight, flowering time, plant height, and biomass. Significant differences existed among years, lines, and lines years interaction for all traits except for 100 seeds weight. Two methods of multivariate analysis cluster and principal components were utilized to determine: firstly, whether a pattern existed among lines in their response across years and secondly to examine the relationships among them. In both analyses, each line was presented as a vector whose elements were given by the performance of lines in each year. The analyses used arranged the lines into groups that were differentiable in terms of performances and stability. Our results provide useful information to aid the choice of grass pea lines in the Mediterranean marginal areas.

Selecting stable and high-yielding sorghum cultivars for the semi-arid tropics

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 759-762
Author(s):  
O. P. Dangi ◽  
R. I. Hamilton ◽  
C. S. Lin ◽  
D. Andre ◽  
J. J. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High Yield ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Stability Parameters ◽  
The North ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
Northern Cameroon ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Extreme North

A sorghum breeding program was reactivated in 1981 and selected cultivars, along with local checks, were evaluated in two experiments in the sorghum growing region of northern Cameroon. Experiment 1 was conducted in the Extreme North Province where annual rainfall ranges from 450 to 850 mm. Experiment 2 was conducted in the North Province where annual rainfall exceeds 850 mm. The objective of the study was to select a high yield and high stability sorghum cultivar for each region. The cultivar's responses were investigated using two analyses: the adaptability analysis and the stability analysis. The former used the method of superiority measure, defined by distance mean square between the test cultivar and the maximum (the highest yield in the location), and the latter used type 4 stability parameter, defined by the years within location mean square averaged over all locations. The conceptual separation of adaptability and stability facilitated the cultivars assessment. The results showed that in exp. 1, three cultivars S–35, CS–54 and CS–61 had similar adaptability and stability, while in the exp. 2, S–34 was best in terms of yield but was unstable due to susceptibility to grain mold. In contrast, the second best cultivar CS–63 was poorer in the high-yielding environments but was more stable than S–34. Key words: Sorghum, genotype-environment interaction, adaptability, stability parameters

Aerial Fertilization Increases Volume and Weight of Planted Loblolly Pine

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 118-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian R. Beckwith ◽  
Mervin Reines
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Wood Properties ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Relative Reduction ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity

Abstract Two loblolly pine plantations were examined after one was fertilized by airplane, and wood properties of dominant and co-dominant trees in each were compared. Although there was a relative reduction in wood specific gravity after fertilization, the data suggest that treated trees produced a greater weight of wood per tree than did the controls.

scholarly journals Phenotypic and Quality Traits of Chickpea Genotypes under Rainfed Conditions in South Italy

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 962
Author(s):  
Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami ◽  
Antonella Lavini ◽  
Cataldo Pulvento
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Ratio Test ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Legume Crop ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Total Seed

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important cool-season food legume crop that is mainly cultivated as a rainfed crop. This study was conducted in Italy between 2017 and 2019 to evaluate the stability of seed yield (SY), biomass (AGB) and 1000 seed weight (THS), and to assess the seed quality of 12 kabuli chickpea accessions under field conditions. The likelihood-ratio test revealed significant effects of genotype only for the SY and THS. The environment and genotype × environment interaction (GEI) effects were highly significant for all variables. We found that the environment (year) and GEI explain 55.72% and 20.87% of the total seed yield variation, respectively. Most chickpea accessions showed sensitivity to frost conditions in the third growing season. No relationship was observed between the yield and the protein content in Kabuli chickpea. Among the accessions, Ares and Reale showed the best performance under all environmental conditions, and the Reale was the most stable chickpea.

Effects of Specific Gravity and Wood Chemical Content on the Pulp Yield of Loblolly Pine

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID E. WHITE ◽  
CHARLES COURCHENE ◽  
THOMAS MCDONOUGH ◽  
LAURIE SCHIMLECK ◽  
DAVID JONES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Genetic Selection ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Pulp Yield ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Pine Trees ◽  
Chemical Content

We quantified the effects of wood density (chip specific gravity) and wood chemical composition (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) on the kraft pulp yield of 13-year-old loblolly pine trees (Pinus taeda) grown as part of a genetic selection study. Both bleachable (kappa No. 30) and linerboard grade (kappa No. 100) pulps were made from 18 trees selected for combinations of wood specific gravity and cellulose:hemicellulose:lignin ratios. Statistical analysis indicated that digester pulp yield correlated significantly with wood xylan content and cellulose-to-lignin ratio but was not strongly correlated to wood specific gravity. Near infrared (NIR) spectra were collected from wood samples and correlated with the total kraft pulp yields. The analyses for both kappa No. 30 and kappa No. 100 pulps provided strong calibration statistics, suggesting that papermakers can use NIR spectroscopy to esti-mate the bleachable and linerboard grade pulp yields of P. taeda whole-tree samples.

Juvenile wood specific gravity of loblolly pine tissue culture plantlets and seedlings

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1347-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Frampton Jr. ◽  
J. B. Jett
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Juvenile Wood ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Culture Techniques ◽  
Wood Specific Gravity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Single Clone ◽  
Tissue Culture Plantlets

Juvenile-wood specific gravity of loblolly pine (Pinustaeda L.) tissue culture plantlets and seedlings were compared. Wood samples collected from several (6 to 13) families at three sites, each at a different age (2, 3, and 6 years), showed a significant difference between the overall plantlet and seedling mean specific gravity only in the youngest material (0.387 versus 0.356, respectively). Another collection of wood samples from three different sites at age 5 years showed that the within-site variation in specific gravity for a single clone was 29% that of the open-pollinated family from which it was derived. When tissue culture techniques become practical, operational clonal plantations of loblolly pine should offer substantial improvement in the uniformity of wood produced relative to the heterogeneous seedling-origin plantations currently being established.

Regional variation in wood specific gravity of planted loblolly pine in the United States

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 698-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis Jordan ◽  
Alexander Clark ◽  
Laurence R. Schimleck ◽  
Daniel B. Hall ◽  
Richard F. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Wood Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Quality Trait ◽  
The South ◽  
Juvenile Period ◽  
Natural Range

Loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) is the most important plantation species in the southeastern United States and specific gravity (SG) is its most important wood quality trait. Analysis of annual ring SG of breast height (1.37 m) increment cores from 3957 trees representing 147 plantations across the species natural range showed that ring SG increases with increasing age and varies significantly among physiographic regions. The South Atlantic and Gulf regions had the highest ring SGs, while the Hilly and Piedmont regions had the lowest. Based on ring SG, the juvenile period averages 4.3 years, followed by 8.6 years of transition wood, with mature wood produced by year 13. Whole-core mean SG was significantly higher in the South Atlantic (0.486) compared with the other regions (mean = 0.455), which were not statistically different from each other. Trees from the South Atlantic have significantly higher whole-core SG because they contain significantly more latewood (40.1%) compared with trees growing in other regions (33.8%). Maps indicate that stands in the South Atlantic and Gulf regions have the highest SG at a given age. Stands growing on the northern and western fringe of the natural range of loblolly pine have the lowest whole-core SG.

Genotype × environment interaction in Norway spruce involving three levels of genetic control: seed source, clone mixture, and clone

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 1172-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Bentzer ◽  
G. S. Foster ◽  
A. R. Hellberg ◽  
A. C. Podzorski
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Control ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Control Seed ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Average Individual

A total of 913 Piceaabies (L.) Karst. clones was tested for height at ages 1 and 5 in two series on six and three locations, respectively, in Sweden. The genotype × environment interaction was studied for three levels of genetic control, i.e., seedling checklot, clone mixture, and clone. Stability of all three was estimated using regression coefficients. The alternative method, genetic correlation between locations, was also used to measure stability. Height differences among seedling checklots and among clones were substantial at age 5, while the variation among clone mixtures was not significant. Genotype × environment interaction was found to be significant for clones and accounted for an average of 2.1% of the total variance at age 5. No significant interaction was found between mixtures and locations. The genotype × environment interaction for seedling checklots was not significant and accounted for 0.5% of the total variation at age 5. The stability of seedling checklots at age 5 was high. For the clone mixtures, stability was found to be about average. Individual clones showed wide variation in stability. There was an apparent negative relationship between clone performance and stability. Genetic correlations indicated close agreement between locations in the ranking of clones for height growth.

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