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A factorial mating design involving European and Japanese larches was carried out in order to produce interspecific hybrids. Hybrid families have been measured for 11 years for quantitative traits including growth characters, morphological characters and wood quality. Parent trees were genetically assessed using RAPD markers. Ninety-eight markers showing intraspecific polymorphism in one species at least were used in this study. Firstly, family frequencies for a marker were deduced from parental frequencies for this marker, and statistical relationship between marker frequency and performance of the family was investigated. Significant relationships were determined for 19 markers and quantitative characters including height, branch angle, stem straightness and wood specific gravity. This suggests that these markers are linked to QTL involved in these traits. Secondly, correlations between hybrid family performances and genetic distance of respective parents were investigated. A positive correlation between genetic distance and growth characters (height, volume, B.H. girth) and a negative correlation between genetic distance and branch angle were observed, and demonstrated the effect of heterozygosity level on these characters. Thus, genetic distance between parents is a first selection criteria if hybrid growth is a requested characteristic. More precisions (complete parent genotype, genetic map, QTLs distribution) are required for a better understanding of QTLs effects and expression and a possible application in marker-assisted selection.
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Arcade, A., Rampant, P.F., Le Guerroue, B., Paques, L.E., Prat, D. (1996). Quantitative Traits and Genetic Markers: Analysis of a Factorial Mating Design in Larch. In: Ahuja, M.R., Boerjan, W., Neale, D.B. (eds) Somatic Cell Genetics and Molecular Genetics of Trees. Forestry Sciences, vol 49. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3983-0_29
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