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Revista Chapingo serie ciencias forestales y del ambiente
On-line version ISSN 2007-4018Print version ISSN 2007-3828
Abstract
REYES-ESTEVES, Gina I.; LOPEZ-UPTON, Javier; VELASCO-GARCIA, Mario V. and JIMENEZ-CASAS, Marcos. Genetic parameters of a progeny trial of Pinus greggii Engelmann ex Parlatore var. australis Donahue & López in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca, Mexico. Rev. Chapingo ser. cienc. for. ambient [online]. 2022, vol.28, n.1, pp.75-88. Epub Feb 02, 2024. ISSN 2007-4018. https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchscfa.2020.10.067.
Introduction:
The Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca has high environmental degradation. Several species have been planted to recover vegetation cover; Pinus greggii Engelmann ex Parlatore var. australis Donahue & López has grown successfully even without selected material.
Objective:
To determine growth performance and genetic parameters of 90 families at early ages, for use in the selection of superior trees.
Materials and methods:
In San Miguel Achiutla, Oaxaca, genetic variation in growth, conformation and straightness of 90 selected open-pollinated families of P. greggii var. australis was evaluated in a progeny trial five years after planting in two different quality sites. Additive genetic variation, heritability (h2) and genetic and phenotypic correlations were calculated.
Results and discussion:
h2 were superior in the more fertile site. Height, whorls, straightness and volume had greater genetic control (0.09 < h2 i < 0.18). h2 i of stem straightness was higher when evaluated as a whole than when divided into three sections. Genetic correlations were high and positive among growth variables (rg > 0.81; diameter vs. volume = 0.99) and low to moderate for the rest. Volume had a higher genetic correlation with other traits and higher genetic variation and heritability, so it could be used as a selection criterion for breeding cycle. Some genetic correlations differed contrastingly between sites in equal pairs of variables.
Conclusion:
Differences between families and heritability will allow the identification of superior individuals for germplasm sources for regional use.
Keywords : genetic control; heritability; stem straightness; genetic correlation; superior trees..