scholarly journals Low Cost Improvement of Coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) By Application of The Breeding Seed Orchard Approach in Denmark

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 218-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Hansen ◽  
H. Wellendorf ◽  
E. D. Kjær
Keyword(s):  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Bud Burst ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Narrow Sense Heritability ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Seedling Seed Orchard ◽  
Stem Straightness

Abstract An evaluation of a seedling seed orchard in Denmark of Coastal Douglas-fir showed variation between open pollinated families in their susceptibility to windthrow, height and diameter growth, stem straightness, number of forks at age 10 and bud burst at age 9. Individual narrow-sense heritability was 0.63 for bud burst, 0.40 for height and diameter, respectively, 0.48 for stem straightness, 0.20 for number of forks and 0.17 for windthrow susceptibility. Fast growing families were characterised by late bud burst, and poorer stem straightness. The approach of using seedling seed orchards in Denmark is discussed in relation to genetic gains, genetic diversity and risk of inbreeding. Predicted gains concerning a reduction of windthrow susceptibility were poor due to low genetic variability. In multi-trait selection scenarios aiming to improve growth, stem straightness and reducing windthrow susceptibility, the approach of using seedling seed orchards demonstrated that it might be possible to obtain gains in height above 5% combined with significant improvements of stem straightness while retaining an effective population size above 50.

scholarly journals Genetic diversity of seeds from four German Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seed orchards

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birte Pakull ◽  
Pascal Eusemann ◽  
Janine Wojacki ◽  
Diana Ahnert ◽  
Heike Liesebach
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Population Sizes ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
Offspring Generation

AbstractIn Germany, Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco) is seen as a valuable species for future cultivation in times of climate change. Local seed production in seed stands and seed orchards may secure that local adaptation is transferred to the next generation, but small population sizes could lower genetic diversity and thus future adaptability. Here we analyse the transfer of genetic diversity from parent to offspring generation in four older German seed orchards. We detected low pollen contamination rates due to high levels of spatial isolation. Even with a relatively low number of 40 clones, seed orchard design with randomized and repeated planting of clones led to low selfing rates, and despite uneven parental contributions, the number of successful parents and the level of genetic intermixture were high enough to allow the transfer of an adequate part of the genetic diversity to the next generation. Larger numbers, however, might be needed to reliably conserve the entire genetic diversity over succeeding generations. Conclusions on the establishment of future seed orchards and regarding areas requiring further research are drawn at the end of the paper.

scholarly journals ESTIMATIVAS DE PARÂMETROS GENÉTICOS PARA CARACTERES QUANTITATIVOS EM PROGÊNIES DE POLINIZAÇÃO ABERTA DE Eucalyptus urophylla

FLORESTA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cidinei Santos de Souza ◽  
Miguel Luiz Menezes Freitas ◽  
Mário Luiz Teixeira de Moraes ◽  
Alexandre Magno Sebbenn
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Traits ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Tree Breeding ◽  
Eucalyptus Urophylla ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Stem Form ◽  
Lattice Design ◽  
Seedling Seed Orchard ◽  
Introduced Populations ◽  
Test Tree

Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake destaca-se pelo potencial de utilização de sua madeira, plasticidade de adaptação a diferentes condições ambientais e por ser tolerante ao cancro. Entretanto, o melhoramento genético da espécie no Brasil depende da existência de variabilidade genética nas populações introduzidas. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a variação genética e estimar ganhos na seleção para caracteres quantitativos de uma população base de E. urophylla instalada em 1992 em Selvíria (MS). O teste de progênies foi instalado no delineamento experimental em Látice 8 x 8, quíntuplo, parcialmente balanceado, com 64 progênies provenientes da Estação Experimental de Anhembi (IPEF/ESALQ/USP). As parcelas continham oito árvores, no espaçamento de 3 x 3 m. Foram detectadas variações genéticas entre progênies para diâmetro à altura do peito (DAP), tipo de casca, forma e sobrevivência. As estimativas de herdabilidade, em nível de média, foram altas para DAP, tipo de casca e forma, variando de 0,50 a 0,85. A seleção pelo índice multiefeitos demonstrou que o número variável de plantas por progênie foi mais indicada para a maximização de ganhos genéticos (7,24%) e tamanho efetivo populacional (69,3). Esses resultados subsidiarão a transformação do teste em pomar de sementes por mudas e fornecimento de material para formação de pomar de sementes clonal.Palavras-chave: Ganhos na seleção; herdabilidade; melhoramento genético; variância genética. AbstractEstimates of genetic parameters for quantitative traits in open-pollinated families of Eucalyptus urophylla. Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake is outstanding for valuable wood production potential, adaptation plasticity for different environmental conditions, and for tolerance to canker. However, genetic improvement of this specie in Brazil depends on the existence of genetic variability in the introduced populations. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic variation and gains in quantitative traits in a population established in 1992 in Selvíria - MS. The progeny trial was established in a partially balanced, 8 x 8 lattice design, with 64 families, collected at Anhembi Experimental Station (IPEF/ESALQ/USP). Each plot was made up of eight trees planted in a 3 x 3 m spacing. Significant among families genetic variations were observed in diameter at breast height (DBH), bark type, stem form, and survival. Estimates of average family heritability were high for all traits, ranging from 0.50 to 0.85. The simulated selection by using multi-effect index showed that under a varying number of plants per family. This method is the most indicated to maximize genetic gains (7.24%) and the effective population size (69.3). These results are a useful support for the transformation of this test into a seedling seed orchard and to become a source of vegetative material to build a clonal seed orchard.Keywords: Heritability; gains in selection; genetic variance; progeny test; tree breeding.

Effects of Tree Spacing and Height Reduction on Cone Production in Two Douglas-Fir Seed Orchards

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Copes ◽  
Mike Bordelon
Keyword(s):  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Cone Production ◽  
Height Control ◽  
Height Reduction ◽  
Large Tree ◽  
Average Production

Abstract Two treatments involving tree spacings (12 and 24 ft) within rows spaced 24 ft apart and height control (topped or not topped at 20 ft) were evaluated in 17- and 22-yr-old coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) seed orchards. Treatment differences for cone production were not significant because of the large tree-to-tree variation in cone production and, at one orchard, the confounding of location with treatment. Cone production in 1990 averaged slightly more than 2 bushels per tree (range 0 to 11.7 bushels). Average production per 96 linear ft of orchard row was 14.8 bushels. West. J. Appl. For. 9(1):5-7.

LACINIPOLIA PATALIS GROTE (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) INFESTING DOUGLAS-FIR CONES: A NEW HOST RECORD

1988 ◽  
Vol 120 (11) ◽  
pp. 1033-1034
Author(s):  
Nancy G. Rappaport
Keyword(s):  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
New Host ◽  
Humboldt County ◽  
New Host Record ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Larvae of Lacinipolia patalis (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were discovered in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) cones collected from the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's Little River Seed Orchard near Trinidad Head in Humboldt County, CA (elevation 91 m) during the fall of 1985. Previous surveys have not reported this noctuid from Douglas-fir cones (Keen 1958; Tietz 1972; Furniss and Carolin 1977; Hedlin et al. 1980; Ruth 1980; Schowalter et al. 1985). Its usual hosts are blackberry and loganberry (Rubus spp.) and roses (Rosa spp.); it normally feeds on foliage and, to some extent, dead fruit bases and dead leaves (Crumb 1956). The shift from angiosperm leaves and fruit to gymnosperm cones is somewhat surprising. Blackberries, however, grow around the perimeter of the seed orchard and along the rows between trees, and so provide an abundance of the usual host for L. patalis nearby.

Estimation of seed orchard efficiencies by means of multistage variable probability sampling

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1397-1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bartram ◽  
G. Miller
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Variable Probability Sampling ◽  
Efficiency Data ◽  
Variable Probability

This paper describes two frameworks for developing effective multistage variable probability sampling methods to estimate seed orchard efficiencies. In both cases a standard multistage approach is implemented initially in multiple orchards and years. The effectiveness of this approach is then evaluated against several alternative methods, using the initial efficiency data collected, and subsequent survey procedures are prescribed on the basis of this analysis. An example illustrating the application of this methodology in coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seed orchards in British Columbia is presented.

DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACT OF LEPTOGLOSSUS OCCIDENTALS HEIDEMANN (HEMIPTERA: COREIDAE) IN SEED ORCHARDS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

1996 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzie E. Blatt ◽  
John H. Borden
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Pinus Contorta ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Threshold Levels ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis

AbstractLeptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae) is considered to be an important cone and seed pest in seed orchards in British Columbia; however, no impact studies have been done in Canada. Surveys to determine the distribution of L. occidentalis were conducted over a 3-year period in three coastal seed orchards of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, and over a 2-year period in two seed orchards of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelmann. Leptoglossus occidentalis was found to distribute itself in patches, coinciding with a clonal preference. Seed losses were assessed for 2 years in the coastal Douglas-fir orchards and for 1 year in one lodgepole pine orchard. The percentages of partially filled seed that could have been caused by feeding of L. occidentalis or by a number of other factors were < 5% in coastal Douglas-fir for both 1992 and 1993 and ~14% in lodgepole pine in 1993. Apparently because populations of L. occidentalis were low, there was no correlation between the percentage of partially filled seed and number of insects per tree. Except in unusual circumstances, management measures in Canada are judged not to be necessary as populations of L. occidentalis are consistently below the calculated threshold levels required to cause ≥5% loss in seed production.

Polyamines conjuguées et différenciation florale chez le sapin de Douglas (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 782-790
Author(s):  
EL-Hassania Daoudi ◽  
Marc Bonnet-Masimbert
Keyword(s):  
Pseudotsuga Menziesii ◽  
Floral Induction ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Bud Burst ◽  
Floral Initiation ◽  
Vegetative Buds ◽  
Conjugated Polyamines ◽  
The Status ◽  
Flowering Initiation

To characterize as early as possible the status of flowering differentiation in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), the variation of bound or conjugated polyamines is studied in the shoots of young plants (6 years old) during the period covering flowering initiation (between 30 and 75 days after bud burst). These compounds are also quantified in sexual and vegetative buds. The quantitative effects of treatments susceptible to stimulate the flowering (application of gibberellins and (or) calcium nitrate) on the level of conjugated polyamines are investigated in the shoots. The combination of gibberellins to calcium nitrate application strongly increases the flowering. Conjugated polyamines are particularly abundant in sexual buds and in the shoots of flowering plants. Sexual buds are also characterized by a ratio of conjugated putrescine to conjugated spermidine about four to six times higher than in vegetative buds. The accumulation of conjugated polyamines in the shoots accompanies bud sexualization, which suggests that conjugated polyamines may constitute potential markers of floral initiation in Douglas-fir.Key words: floral induction, flowering marker, conjugated polyamines, Douglas-fir.

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