<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Microsatellite markers were used to determine paternity in 473 open-pollinated progenies from a clonal Eucalyptus nitens seed orchard of 50 trees from 12 different genotypes. The outcrossing rate in this orchard was high, averaging 0.85 (weighted by capsule crop) but variable between trees (ranging from 0.6-1.0). Paternal contribution of each genotype to the open-pollinated seed crop was predicted by the size of the flower crop of each genotype (r = 0.76), but not the number of ramets. While the detectable contamination in this orchard is relatively low (4.5%), it is atypical when compared to other published estimates in eucalypt seed orchards suggesting that with suitable buffering low levels of contamination can be achieved.</p></abstract>

Microsatellite markers were used to determine paternity in 473 open-pollinated progenies from a clonal Eucalyptus nitens seed orchard of 50 trees from 12 different genotypes. The outcrossing rate in this orchard was high, averaging 0.85 (weighted by capsule crop) but variable between trees (ranging from 0.6-1.0). Paternal contribution of each genotype to the open-pollinated seed crop was predicted by the size of the flower crop of each genotype (r = 0.76), but not the number of ramets. While the detectable contamination in this orchard is relatively low (4.5%), it is atypical when compared to other published estimates in eucalypt seed orchards suggesting that with suitable buffering low levels of contamination can be achieved.

Microsatellite Based Paternity Analysis in a Clonal Eucalyptus nitens Seed Orchard

Silvae Genetica

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Microsatellite markers were used to determine paternity in 473 open-pollinated progenies from a clonal Eucalyptus nitens seed orchard of 50 trees from 12...

Microsatellite Based Paternity Analysis in a Clonal Eucalyptus nitens Seed Orchard

Publié en ligne: 20 oct. 2017

Pages: 57 - 62

Reçu: 03 oct. 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2010-0007

Mots clés
Outcrossing rate, selfing, eucalypt genetics

© 2017

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

Microsatellite Based Paternity Analysis in a Clonal Eucalyptus nitens Seed Orchard

Publié en ligne: 20 oct. 2017

Pages: 57 - 62

Reçu: 03 oct. 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2010-0007

Mots clésOutcrossing rate, selfing, eucalypt genetics

© 2017

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

Mots clés
Outcrossing rate, selfing, eucalypt genetics