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<p>Sweet chestnut forests in Bosnia and Herzegovina are underrepresented in the total forest fund, and their area is declining today. The research aims to determine the correlation relations of morphological traits of chestnut leaves, fruit and cupule in the population of Bosnian Krajina (northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina) to undertake selection and breeding activities. Eleven traits of fruits, leaves and cupules were measured, seven assessed and six calculated. A mutual correlation for the researched traits was calculated using the Pearson correlation coefficient <italic>r</italic>. When the fruit traits and cupule traits were compared, the needle length showed a statistically significant correlation with most of the fruit traits. The traits of the number of fruits in the cupule and needle length had a statistically significant correlation coefficient with leaf blade width and leaf petiole length. The correlated traits can be distinguished as important for further selection and breeding of sweet chestnuts. The research results indicate that the genetic material of sweet chestnut is a rich source of genetic diversity and can be used in selection to obtain new varieties and cultivars in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the protection of the indigenous gene pool.</p>
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Sweet chestnut forests in Bosnia and Herzegovina are underrepresented in the total forest fund, and their area is declining today. The research aims to determine the correlation relations of morphological traits of chestnut leaves, fruit and cupule in the population of Bosnian Krajina (northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina) to undertake selection and breeding activities. Eleven traits of fruits, leaves and cupules were measured, seven assessed and six calculated. A mutual correlation for the researched traits was calculated using the Pearson correlation coefficient r. When the fruit traits and cupule traits were compared, the needle length showed a statistically significant correlation with most of the fruit traits. The traits of the number of fruits in the cupule and needle length had a statistically significant correlation coefficient with leaf blade width and leaf petiole length. The correlated traits can be distinguished as important for further selection and breeding of sweet chestnuts. The research results indicate that the genetic material of sweet chestnut is a rich source of genetic diversity and can be used in selection to obtain new varieties and cultivars in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the protection of the indigenous gene pool.

Correlations among morphological traits of sweet chestnut (<italic>Castanea sativa</italic> Miller) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Faculty of Forestry, Department for Silviculture and Urban Greenery

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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Correlations among morphological traits of sweet chestnut ( Miller) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sweet chestnut forests in Bosnia and Herzegovina are underrepresented in the total forest fund, and their area is declining today. The research aims to...

Correlations among morphological traits of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 11, 2022

Page range: 49 - 57

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Feb 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2022-0005

Keywords
correlation coefficient, morphological traits, sweet chestnut

© 2022 Aida Tuğ et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Correlations among morphological traits of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Mar 11, 2022

Page range: 49 - 57

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Feb 08, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2022-0005

Keywordscorrelation coefficient, morphological traits, sweet chestnut

© 2022 Aida Tuğ et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
correlation coefficient, morphological traits, sweet chestnut