scholarly journals Physiological Differentiation of the Plus Trees of Scots Pine: Seasonal Status of Xylem

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia N. Besschetnova ◽  
Vladimir P. Besschetnov ◽  
Nikolai A. Babich ◽  
Vladimir A. Bryntcev
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Seasonal Development ◽  
Phenotypic Variance ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Xylem Development ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Reasonable Approach

An important moment in the establishment of forestry seed orchards is the formation of their optimal composition, avoiding inbreeding depression in the outgoing seed material which occurs due to crossbreeding between closely related plus trees, the clones of which comprise the orchards. It is possible to minimize the negative effect of inbreeding by considering the hereditary aspect of the heterogeneous seed orchard material. The purpose of our work is to provide a comparative assessment of the formation and lignification of xylem in annual shoots of the plus trees of Scots pine. We investigated the formation and lignification of xylem in the annual shoots of the plus trees of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), found in natural forests in the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation. Their vegetative progeny were cultivated in the clone archive stationed in the same region. Analyzing the one-type of the 1-year shoots, the time that the shoots were cut from the branches corresponded to the presence of plants in the characteristic phenological phases of seasonal development. A histochemical study of xylem was conducted, using the qualitative reactions of phloroglucinol to lignin. The power of xylem development was estimated by counting, in the radial direction, the cell rows from the core to the cambium in the microscope’s field of view. A significant differentiation of plus trees was revealed in a complex of signs characterizing the level of xylem development and the degree of xylem cell lignification in the tissues of annual shoots. Phenotypic differences in the physiological state of plus trees appeared given a leveled ecological background, indicating their genotypic determinism. This was confirmed by an analysis of variance. The share of the influence of differences between the proper plus trees was between 25.16%  ± 8.91% and 53.98%  ± 5.48% of the total phenotypic variance of the signs of the seasonal state of xylem. Factor analysis was used to reduce the number of considered indicators of xylem physiological state. The results allowed a cluster analysis to be carried out on the basis of the normalized values of the initial xylem features as well as the principal components derived from them. The association of plus trees was done on the basis of the similarity of the multidimensional estimates of xylem seasonal condition. The objects that were the most remote from the others were identified. This information provides a reasonable approach to the formation of an assortment of Scots pine seed orchards.

Maturity and Viability of Seed From Squirrel-Cut Pine Cones

1987 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. Hurly ◽  
R. J. Robertson ◽  
C. W. Yeatman
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Red Squirrel ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Red Squirrels ◽  
Seed Maturity ◽  
Acceptable Quality ◽  
Pine Cones

The viability of pine seed from cones cached by red squirrels was compared with the viability of seed collected weekly during August and September. Scots pine seed collected during the last three weeks of August exhibited poor but increasing germinability (24.3% – 77.0%), but seed collected in September showed high germinability (95.0% – 99.5%). The strategy of collecting cones before intensive harvesting by squirrels is therefore of limited utility. Scots, red, and jack pine cones recovered from squirrel caches yielded seed of acceptable quality (greater than 80% germinability in 9 of 10 collections). Recovering cones from squirrel caches is a practical and viable strategy in seed orchards and natural forests. We recommend that collections be made within one month of harvesting by the squirrels. Key words: pine seed, seed viability, seed maturity, seed orchard red squirrel management.

scholarly journals Are we narrowing genetic variability in seed orchards? An attempt to answer, based on the analysis of microsatellite DNA of grafts growing in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seed orchard in the Forest District Susz

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-249
Author(s):  
Paweł Przybylski
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Microsatellite Dna ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Dna Fragments ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Forest District

Abstract Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is the most common species in Poland’s forest stands. The mode of pine stands renovation requires that silviculture practitioners have continuous access to seed banks. Orchard-grown seeds are predicted to constitute an increasingly larger part of the average demand for pine seeds in Poland. Seed orchards, due to a limited number of maternal trees as well as the irregularity of their blooming and pollination, enhance the risk of genetic diversity reduction in planted forest stands. This is of particular importance in the context of dynamic climate change. Markers based on microsatellite DNA fragments are effective tools for monitoring genetic variability. In the present study, three different microsatellite DNA fragments were used: SPAC 12.5, SPAG 7.14 and SPAC 11.4. The main objective of this research was to study genetic variability in one of the biggest seed orchards in Poland, located in the Forest District Susz. The obtained results indicated heterozygosity loss within the orchard, proving the existence of specimen selection effects on genetic variability. Hence, it seems quite important to take account of molecular genetic variability of maternal trees in future breeding strategies.

The importance of being the first pollen in the strobili of Scots pine

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 2976-2980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saila Varis ◽  
Arja Santanen ◽  
Anne Pakkanen ◽  
Pertti Pulkkinen
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Pollen Grain ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Pollination Experiments ◽  
Seed Crop ◽  
Pollen Types ◽  
Pine Pollen

Timing of pollen arrival may affect the level of seeds fertilized by pollen from outside seed orchards, especially in seed orchards of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) established in southern Finland with stock from northern populations. We performed sequential pollination experiments with Scots pine pollen collected from seed orchard clones originating from southern and northern Finland and recipient strobili in clones originating from southern Finland. When southern pollen was introduced first, seeds were sired equally by northern and southern genotypes. When northern pollen was introduced first, northern genotypes were found in 75% of the resulting seeds. When both pollen types were introduced at the same time, the resulting seed crop was split almost equally between northern and southern genotypes. These results do not unconditionally support the idea that the first pollen grain in the pollen chamber always fertilizes the ovum; instead, they suggest a more complex way of competition between pollen grains.

scholarly journals Seed productivity and variability of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) clones of Finnish origin in seed orchard in the central part of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ihor Neyko ◽  
Olena Kolchanova ◽  
Veronika Monarkh ◽  
Svitlana Poznyakova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Seed Productivity ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Clonal Seed Orchard ◽  
The Mean

AbstractGlobal climate change has mainly impacted the forest ecosystems in Europe. Today, it is not fully understood how these changes will affect the reproductive process of trees on seed orchards. The main aim of the study is to evaluate the growth, condition and reproductive function of Scots pine clones of Finnish origin after moving them to the southern direction of natural distribution area. Variability and seed productivity of 25-year-old clones of Scots pine of Finnish origin in the clonal seed orchard under climatic conditions of the central part of Ukraine (Vinnitsa region) was investigated. Grafted seedlings of Scots pine of Finnish origin were moved southward at a distance of over 1,500 km. Climatic conditions of Vinnytsia region, where the clones were displaced, differed by an increase in the mean and maximum temperatures by 3.3–3.6ºC, as well as an increase in the mean temperatures during the cold period and a rise in the minimum by 2.1–2.3ºC. The climate in the seed orchard location was characterized by the most significant increase in the mean temperatures in April and May (5.3–5.8ºC), which greatly influenced the intensity of the formation of microstrobili and macrostrobili. The ratio of precipitation to the amount of temperatures decreased more than twice. Analysis of the grafted trees’ vitality of Finnish origin and seed progeny of the local population, estimation of their intensity (height, diameter), state (category of the state) and reproductive processes (intensity of formation of microstrobili and cones) was carried out on the clonal seed orchard. In conditions of climate change, most of the clones of Finnish origin were characterized by a higher intensity of flowering compared to the local population. Some clones of Finnish origin (E80 and E729) dominated the local population by the seed yield. According to a comprehensive analysis of vitality, the intensity of growth and reproductive capacity, the best clones of Finnish origin were E80, E1883 and E2254. Low adaptive ability was noted in the clones E2312, K634 and K801. According to the research results, it was found that changes in climatic conditions did not significantly affect the vitality, development and condition of the clones. There was observed intensification of the formation of microstrobili and cones. Seed viability and quality of Scots pine of Finnish origin obtained on seed orchards located in the southern conditions requires further research.

scholarly journals Adaptive performance of genetically improved and unimproved seedlings of Scots pine

Silva Fennica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Haapanen ◽  
Seppo Ruotsalainen
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Adaptive Performance ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Growth Cessation ◽  
Bud Set ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Genetically Improved

Our main objective was to determine whether various genetically improved reproductive materials of Scots pine ( L.) differ in growth rhythm, autumn cold acclimation and resilience from unimproved materials. The study consisted of two successive indoor experiments with Scots pine seedlings representing four levels of genetic gain (unimproved natural stands, first-generation seed orchards, 1.5-generation seed orchards and seed orchards established with freezing-tested parents) and a wide range of geographical origins within Finland. The seedlings were assessed for terminal shoot elongation, growth cessation, bud set, freezing injuries and bud flushing over the first growth period. All the adaptive traits showed a latitudinal trend regardless of the genetic level. Seed orchard progenies and natural stand progenies did not differ significantly in the timing of growth cessation, bud set, and the flushing rate of the frost-injured seedlings, after the trait variation was adjusted to the latitude of origin. The differences in autumn frost hardiness were insignificant, too, except for the somewhat higher injury rate displayed by the first-generation seed orchard materials. The finding was not conclusive due to ambiguous results from the two experiments. Overall, we did not find evidence of alarming compromises in the adaptive performance of genetically improved materials.Pinus sylvestris

Field performance and early test results of offspring from two Norway spruce seed orchards containing clones transferred to warmer climates

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tore Skrøppa ◽  
Ketil Kohmann ◽  
Øystein Johnsen ◽  
Arne Steffenrem ◽  
Øyvind M. Edvardsen
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Seed Orchard ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Seed Orchards ◽  
Low Altitude ◽  
Natural Stands ◽  
Seed Crops

We present results from early tests and field trials of offspring from two Norway spruce ( Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seed orchards containing clones that have been transferred from high altitudes to sea level and from northern to southern latitudes. Seedlings from seeds produced in the low-altitude seed orchard developed frost hardiness later at the end of the growth season, flushed later in field trials, and grew taller than seedlings from seeds produced in natural stands. They had the lowest mortality rate and the lowest frequency of injuries in the field trials. Similar results were observed in seedlings from seeds produced in the southern seed orchard. We found no adverse effects of the changed growth rhythm. Seedlings from two seed crops in the southern orchard, produced in years with a warm and a cold summer, had different annual growth rhythms. The results are explained mainly by the effects of the climatic conditions during the reproductive phase. Seed crops from different years in the same seed orchard may produce seedlings that perform as if they were from different provenances. It is argued that the effects of the climatic conditions during seed production must contribute to the variation among provenances of Norway spruce.

scholarly journals PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF ANIMALS UNDER THERMAL STRESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
E.A. Azhmuldinov ◽  
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Yu.N. Chernyshenko ◽  
M.G. Titov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Total Plasma ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Total Plasma Protein ◽  
Negative Effect

A study was conducted of the effect of heat stress on the clinical and physiological state of male rabbits at the age of 5 months with an average live weight of 1551 g. The maximum temperature the animals were exposed to during the experiment was +42 °C. The study results showed a decrease in feed intake and an increase in water consumption, which contributed to a decrease in live weight. Hematological parameters, including hemoglobin, erythrocytes, leukocytes, total plasma protein, globulins and cholesterol increased during the action of this stress factor. It was found that the effect of high ambient temperatures on rabbits negatively affected their physiological functions; the negative effect was reflected by the morphological and biochemical blood parameters.

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