Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina

Performances of Pinus taxa were studied to 10 years of age in two trials in each of Misiones and Entre Ríos provinces across the Mesopotamia region of Argentina. Taxa comprised 22 populations from sources in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Zimbabwe including Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (Pee), Pi...

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Main Authors: Cappa, Eduardo Pablo, Marco, Martin Alberto, Nikles, D. Garth, Last, Ian S.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3892
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11056-012-9311-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-012-9311-2
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description Performances of Pinus taxa were studied to 10 years of age in two trials in each of Misiones and Entre Ríos provinces across the Mesopotamia region of Argentina. Taxa comprised 22 populations from sources in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Zimbabwe including Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (Pee), Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (Pch), their four, inter-specific hybrids (F1, F2 and backcrosses from F1 to Pch and to Pee—all as broadly based bulks); other Pee and Pinus taeda (Pt) comprised narrower or unspecified bulks. Variable numbers of taxa were missing at each site. Mean survival across sites at age 10 years ranged 53.2–91.3% averaging 74.2%. Analysis of variance of plot means indicated population effect was statistically significant (p < 0.05) for all or most growth and quality traits at all sites. However, significant differences from the nominated check seedlot at the Entre Ríos sites (Pee, Australia) were extremely rare, while quite common at the northern, Misiones sites (check seedlot a Pt population). In the Misiones trials, F1, F2 and both backcross hybrids showed better stem straightness than Pee and Pt from Argentina, generally with statistically significant differences (p < 0.05). Pt showed lowest forking scores (desirable). Taxon × environment interaction was statistically significant (p < 0.01) for growth traits only (p > 0.05). However, this interaction contributed an average of only 34.1% of the taxon variance suggesting a lack of practical importance. Taxa most suitable for deployment in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina are suggested.
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spelling INTA38922024-09-02T13:09:23Z Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina Cappa, Eduardo Pablo Marco, Martin Alberto Nikles, D. Garth Last, Ian S. Pinus Pinus elliottii Pinus caribaea Pinus Taeda Híbridos Variedades Medio Ambiente Hybrids Varieties Environment Región Mesopotámica Argentina Performances of Pinus taxa were studied to 10 years of age in two trials in each of Misiones and Entre Ríos provinces across the Mesopotamia region of Argentina. Taxa comprised 22 populations from sources in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Zimbabwe including Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (Pee), Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (Pch), their four, inter-specific hybrids (F1, F2 and backcrosses from F1 to Pch and to Pee—all as broadly based bulks); other Pee and Pinus taeda (Pt) comprised narrower or unspecified bulks. Variable numbers of taxa were missing at each site. Mean survival across sites at age 10 years ranged 53.2–91.3% averaging 74.2%. Analysis of variance of plot means indicated population effect was statistically significant (p < 0.05) for all or most growth and quality traits at all sites. However, significant differences from the nominated check seedlot at the Entre Ríos sites (Pee, Australia) were extremely rare, while quite common at the northern, Misiones sites (check seedlot a Pt population). In the Misiones trials, F1, F2 and both backcross hybrids showed better stem straightness than Pee and Pt from Argentina, generally with statistically significant differences (p < 0.05). Pt showed lowest forking scores (desirable). Taxon × environment interaction was statistically significant (p < 0.01) for growth traits only (p > 0.05). However, this interaction contributed an average of only 34.1% of the taxon variance suggesting a lack of practical importance. Taxa most suitable for deployment in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina are suggested. Instituto de Recursos Biológicos Fil: Cappa, Eduardo Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Marco, Martin Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; Argentina Fil: Nikles, D. Garth. Horticulture and Forestry Science. Economic Development & Innovation. Department of Employment; Australia Fil: Last, Ian S.. Forestry Plantations Queensland Pty Ltd.; Australia 2018-11-14T15:11:25Z 2018-11-14T15:11:25Z 2013-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3892 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11056-012-9311-2 0169-4286 1573-5095 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-012-9311-2 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer New Forests 44 (2) : 197–218 (March 2013)
spellingShingle Pinus
Pinus elliottii
Pinus caribaea
Pinus Taeda
Híbridos
Variedades
Medio Ambiente
Hybrids
Varieties
Environment
Región Mesopotámica
Argentina
Cappa, Eduardo Pablo
Marco, Martin Alberto
Nikles, D. Garth
Last, Ian S.
Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title_full Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title_fullStr Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title_short Performance of Pinus elliottii, Pinus caribaea, their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids and Pinus taeda to 10 years in the Mesopotamia region, Argentina
title_sort performance of pinus elliottii pinus caribaea their f1 f2 and backcross hybrids and pinus taeda to 10 years in the mesopotamia region argentina
topic Pinus
Pinus elliottii
Pinus caribaea
Pinus Taeda
Híbridos
Variedades
Medio Ambiente
Hybrids
Varieties
Environment
Región Mesopotámica
Argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3892
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11056-012-9311-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-012-9311-2
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