Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)

Context: There is evidence that Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina) is suitable for timber production in temperate regions due to its wood quality and fast growth. However, high intra-specific variability in the architectural traits of this species limits its usefulness. Aims: This study was aimed at...

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Main Authors: Puntieri, Javier Guido, Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo, Tejera, Luis, Mondino, Victor Alejandro, Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
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Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3812
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8
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author Puntieri, Javier Guido
Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo
Tejera, Luis
Mondino, Victor Alejandro
Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
author_browse Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo
Mondino, Victor Alejandro
Puntieri, Javier Guido
Tejera, Luis
author_facet Puntieri, Javier Guido
Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo
Tejera, Luis
Mondino, Victor Alejandro
Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
author_sort Puntieri, Javier Guido
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description Context: There is evidence that Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina) is suitable for timber production in temperate regions due to its wood quality and fast growth. However, high intra-specific variability in the architectural traits of this species limits its usefulness. Aims: This study was aimed at evaluating intra-specific variability in the architecture of N. nervosa trees at the population level, with emphasis on traits related to the suitability of trees for timber production. Methods: The size of 13-year-old trees installed in an experimental field population and the extent of differentiation between trunk and branches were compared among families (trees derived from different mother trees). Results: The large majority of trees exhibited architectural features indicative of high suitability for timber production: clear differentiation between trunk and main branches and few occurrences of permanent trunk forks, apex deaths, and sylleptic branching. Trees belonging to different families differed in height and trunk diameter. Micro-environmental conditions had a very significant effect on most architectural traits, including the trunk differentiation. Conclusions: N. nervosa emerges as a suitable option for timber production in temperate regions. Trunk growth seems to be under both environmental and genetic control in this species.
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spelling INTA38122019-02-01T17:18:20Z Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae) Puntieri, Javier Guido Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo Tejera, Luis Mondino, Victor Alejandro Gallo, Leonardo Ariel Nothofagus Crecimiento Arboles Maderables Estructura de la Planta Producción de Madera Growth Timber Trees Plant Structure Wood Production Nothofagus nervosa Context: There is evidence that Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina) is suitable for timber production in temperate regions due to its wood quality and fast growth. However, high intra-specific variability in the architectural traits of this species limits its usefulness. Aims: This study was aimed at evaluating intra-specific variability in the architecture of N. nervosa trees at the population level, with emphasis on traits related to the suitability of trees for timber production. Methods: The size of 13-year-old trees installed in an experimental field population and the extent of differentiation between trunk and branches were compared among families (trees derived from different mother trees). Results: The large majority of trees exhibited architectural features indicative of high suitability for timber production: clear differentiation between trunk and main branches and few occurrences of permanent trunk forks, apex deaths, and sylleptic branching. Trees belonging to different families differed in height and trunk diameter. Micro-environmental conditions had a very significant effect on most architectural traits, including the trunk differentiation. Conclusions: N. nervosa emerges as a suitable option for timber production in temperate regions. Trunk growth seems to be under both environmental and genetic control in this species. EEA Bariloche Fil: Puntieri, Javier Guido. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina Fil: Grosfeld, Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Reg.universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Tejera, Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Mondino, Victor Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Gallo, Leonardo Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina 2018-11-07T15:11:43Z 2018-11-07T15:11:43Z 2013-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3812 1286-4560 1297-966X https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Annals of Forest Science 70 (5) : 471–479 (July 2013)
spellingShingle Nothofagus
Crecimiento
Arboles Maderables
Estructura de la Planta
Producción de Madera
Growth
Timber Trees
Plant Structure
Wood Production
Nothofagus nervosa
Puntieri, Javier Guido
Grosfeld, Javier Edgardo
Tejera, Luis
Mondino, Victor Alejandro
Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title_full Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title_fullStr Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title_short Within-population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in Nothofagus nervosa (= N. alpina; Nothofagaceae)
title_sort within population variability in architectural traits and suitability to forestry conditions in nothofagus nervosa n alpina nothofagaceae
topic Nothofagus
Crecimiento
Arboles Maderables
Estructura de la Planta
Producción de Madera
Growth
Timber Trees
Plant Structure
Wood Production
Nothofagus nervosa
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3812
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0286-8
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