Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark

Sycamore currently covers around 2% of the Danish forest cover and is an economic attractive species that is also interesting for ecological reasons. This thesis analyses a provenance and progeny trial series in Denmark in order to get an overview of suitable provenances for Denmark, the importance...

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Autor principal: Lodewijk Meulman, Dinant
Formato: Second cycle, A2E
Lenguaje:sueco
Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14887/
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description Sycamore currently covers around 2% of the Danish forest cover and is an economic attractive species that is also interesting for ecological reasons. This thesis analyses a provenance and progeny trial series in Denmark in order to get an overview of suitable provenances for Denmark, the importance of provenance selection and possible breeding gains. The trial is of planted 2 year old sycamore measured after 9 years and consist out of 16 provenances. Experimental blocks on three sites were measured for the height, dbh straightness and forking behaviour. This data was analysed for significant differences between provenances and for heritability. The results found are that there are significant differences between provenances regarding height growth, diameter growth, stem straightness and forking frequency below 130 centimetres. Three provenances seem promising for the growth conditions in Denmark. Furthermore the analysis shows that there is heritability for height, diameter and stem straightness and that genetic gains for these traits are possible.
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spelling RepoSLU148872019-09-03T01:01:50Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14887/ Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark Lodewijk Meulman, Dinant Forestry - General aspects Sycamore currently covers around 2% of the Danish forest cover and is an economic attractive species that is also interesting for ecological reasons. This thesis analyses a provenance and progeny trial series in Denmark in order to get an overview of suitable provenances for Denmark, the importance of provenance selection and possible breeding gains. The trial is of planted 2 year old sycamore measured after 9 years and consist out of 16 provenances. Experimental blocks on three sites were measured for the height, dbh straightness and forking behaviour. This data was analysed for significant differences between provenances and for heritability. The results found are that there are significant differences between provenances regarding height growth, diameter growth, stem straightness and forking frequency below 130 centimetres. Three provenances seem promising for the growth conditions in Denmark. Furthermore the analysis shows that there is heritability for height, diameter and stem straightness and that genetic gains for these traits are possible. 2019-08-19 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14887/7/meulman_lodewijk_d_190819.pdf Lodewijk Meulman, Dinant, 2019. Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark. Second cycle, A2E. Alnarp: (S) > Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-295.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-10812 eng
spellingShingle Forestry - General aspects
Lodewijk Meulman, Dinant
Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title_full Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title_fullStr Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title_full_unstemmed Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title_short Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark
title_sort variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (acer pseudoplatanus) in denmark
topic Forestry - General aspects
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14887/
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14887/