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Variation and selection analysis of Pinus koraiensis clones in northeast China

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Understanding genetic variation is important for efficiently selecting excellent clones and utilizing genetic resources during tree breeding. We investigated 16 growth traits of 50 32-year-old Pinus koraiensis clones. Analyses of variance showed that all the test traits differed significantly among clones. Average height, diameter at breast height (DBH), and volume of all clones were 10.41 m, 21.30 cm, and 0.148 m3, respectively. Phenotypic coefficients of variation and repeatabilities of traits ranged from 4.37 to 48.03% and from 0.013 to 0.900, respectively. There exists significant positive correlations among heights, diameter at different heights (1.3, 3.0, 5.0 m), and volumes; genetic correlation was close to phenotype correlation. Using four growth traits (height, DBH, volume, average crown width) as indices for a comprehensive evaluation, five clones (PK 11, PK 19, PK 04, PK 14, and PK 28), whose traits scored in the top 10%, were selected as elite clones. For these clones, genetic gains in height, DBH, volume and crown height were 8.58, 13.02, 32.72 and 3.83%, respectively. These results provide important information for improving P. koraiensis breeding programs.

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  1. Deyang Liang and Changjun Ding have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People’s Republic of China

    Deyang Liang, Xiyang Zhao & Guanzheng Qu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, State Forestry Administration, Beijing, 100091, People’s Republic of China

    Changjun Ding

  3. Longjing Forestry Bureau, Longjing, 133400, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

    Guanghao Zhao & Weiwei Leng

  4. The Graduate School of Yanbian University, Yanbian, 133002, People’s Republic of China

    Min Zhang

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Project funding: This work was financially supported by the Innovation Project of State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding (Northeast Forestry University) (No. C02), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2572015EA03), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2014M561315) and the National Natural Science Fund (31500549).

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Liang, D., Ding, C., Zhao, G. et al. Variation and selection analysis of Pinus koraiensis clones in northeast China. J. For. Res. 29, 611–622 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-017-0471-y

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