Co-heritability: Its relation to correlated response,linkage, and pleiotropy in cases of polygenic inheritance

Summary The concept of co-heritability is proposed in order to describe the genetic associations within pairs of quantitative traits. The mathematical relations between co-heritability, correlated response, and the coefficient of genetic prediction are shown. From observations in a diallel experiment with 10 year-old slash pine it appeared that the genetic association of a character pair is a phenomenon of low genetic variability and high inheritance. Exploratory indicators are proposed to estimate the nature of the genetic association.     

Stem respiration is influenced by pruning and girdling in Pinus sylvestris

Abstract

Stem respiration was measured in the growing season (June to July) and in the dormant season (October) to detect cambial activity induced by pruning live branches or girdling stems in Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing in northern Sweden. Immediately after the treatments, the treatment:control ratio of stem respiration increased to between 1.38 and 1.44 in the pruning treatment and between 1.17 and 1.20 in the girdling treatment. The treatment:control ratio of stem respiration then decreased by the end of July, to 0.65 in the pruning treatment and 0.55 in the girdling treatment. In October, the treatment:control ratios were higher: between 0.87 and 0.97 in the pruning treatment and between 0.85 and 0.97 in the girdling treatment. In both pruning and girdling treatments, the time trends of stem respiration rates largely followed those of stem temperatures: the stem respiration rate increased exponentially with an increase in stem temperature. The Q ₁₀ values were 2.83–4.05 and 2.57–2.89 in the pruning treatment and control, and 2.10–2.60 and 1.99–3.19 in the girdling treatment and control, respectively. In most cases, the values of Q ₁₀ in both treatments did not differ significantly from those in the controls.     

Bacteria inhabiting artificially inoculated xylem of Picea abies

Bacteria inhabiting the xylem of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karsten) were investigated. The trees had been wounded and artificially inoculated with fungi and bacteria obtained from wounds of naturally infected spruce. One and five growing seasons after inoculation the Gram‐negative bacterial population present in the stem of inoculated trees were analysed.

The Gram‐negative bacteria isolated from the trees were identified on the basis of morphological, biochemical and physiological tests and whole‐cell fatty acid composition. The predominant strains were Enterobacteriaceae fermenter strains (E. agglomerans or E. sakazakii), fluorescent and yellow pigmented Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter and Moraxella spp. All Gram‐positive bacteria were Bacillus species.

The Gram‐negative bacteria of Norway spruce differed from the Gram‐positive species in possessing stronger lipolytic activity and in their ability to utilize pine resins for growth. Gram‐positive bacteria were generally able to utilise cellulose and hemicellulose, whereas among the Gram‐negative bacteria only one xylanolytic (yellow Pseudomonas) strain was found.     

高分辨率DEM在森林生产力估算中的应用

在广西宁明县以马尾松和桉树为例,对比分析野外实测与利用1∶10 000比例尺DEM推算的地形因子所建不同树种生产力模型的精度,探讨了高分辨率DEM在森林生产力估算中的作用.结果认为:①基于1∶10 000比例尺DEM推算的地形因子可代替实测数据进行森林生产力建模,其精度满足估算要求;②仅利用立地条件不能进行马尾松生产力建模,但却能建立桉树模型.对两树种而言,均是用树龄与立地条件共同建立的模型更优.     

Resin Tapping and Forest Cooperatives in Honduras

Abstract

Case studies were completed on five Honduran agro-forestry cooperatives. A comparative instrumental analysis of the five case studies was utilized to determine the factors most important for success or failure of a cooperative. The case studies yielded ten focus areas of importance: forest resource base, land tenure, structure and governance, benefits for cooperative members and communities, institutional support, international aid projects, pine bark beetle, resin tapping, logging and marketing, and integration of logging and resin tapping.     

我国松树种子园结实规律的研究进展

对松树种子园球果与种子产量变异、空间分布规律、性状变异、产量预测、败育分析、结实量与生长性状的关系等方面的研究状况作了较为系统的综述;并对今后的发展提出了展望。     

Artificial inoculation and susceptibility of Pinus armandii to Dothistroma septosporum

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is a serious needle disease of conifers that primarily affects pine species (Pinus spp.). Dothistroma septosporum is one of the DNB pathogens that has a diverse range of host species excluding Pinus armandii. In 15 inoculated P. armandii seedlings, D. septosporum acervuli were observed in 43 infected needles of ten seedlings with a mean disease severity of 1.11% at 25 weeks after inoculations, demonstrating the potential of D. septosporum to cause symptoms on the needles of P. armandii via artificial inoculation. The disease severity of P. armandii was similar to the positive control, Pinus nigra (median 0.75 for P. armandii to 0.70 for P. nigra), thus, P. armandii acts under artificial conditions as a susceptible host species.     

松树繁殖新途径—针叶束嫁接技术

在三年中,用湿地松(Pinus elliottii Engelm)、火炬松(Pinus taeda Linn)、马尾松(Pinus massoniana Lamb.) 成年树嫩枝上的一束针叶为接穗,以25月龄幼苗为砧木,通过嫁接、保湿、诱发短枝茅抽梢成株等11项试验及观察因子的研究(试验数量达2000余株),成功地总结出一套松针束嫁接技术。该嫁接方法显著优于沿用已久的松树枝接法,是嫁接技术的一项重大革新。本文系统总结了松针束嫁接的技术要点。     

灰木莲容器苗培育基质筛选试验

以松皮粉、黄心土、森林表土、火烧土、泥炭5种基质设置6种配比处理开展灰木莲容器苗培育试验，选用苗高、地径、苗木质量指数、容器基质重量等指标进行苗木质量评定，并依据造林效果进行检验。结果表明：不同处理间的苗高、地径和容器基质重量均达到极显著差异，苗木质量指数亦差异显著；处理3（黄心土50％＋松皮粉25％＋表土25％）的苗木质量和造林效果最好，其次是处理5（黄心土60％＋松皮粉25％＋火烧土15％）和处理4（黄心土50％＋松皮粉50％），处理2（黄心土75％＋泥炭25％）最差；建议生产上添加25％．50％的松皮粉作为灰木莲容器育苗基质。     

湿加松无性系生长性状的遗传变异及选择效果研究初报

对1块6.5年生的湿加松无性系测定林的生长性状进行了测定和分析,试验表明,开展湿加松无性系选育是可行的、有效的.具体结果如下:(1)控制湿加松生长变异的因素中,遗传因素与非遗传因素的重要性大约各占50%;而对遗传因素的影响强度,主要为家系效应,其次为无性系效应.树高、胸径、材积的家系平均遗传力分别为0.967,0.88...