Age-age correlations and early selection for end-of-rotation wood density in radiata pine

Forest Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-330

  Kumar, S ^a   Lee, J ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Early selection; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Index selection; Pinus radiata; Ring density

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0041848231     PISSN: 1335048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. BURDON, R. D. 1989: Early selection in tree breeding: Principles for applying index selection and inferring input parameters. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 19: 499-504.
2. BURDON, R. D. & LOW, C. B. 1992: Genetic survey of Pinus radiata. 6: wood properties: variation, heritabilites, and interrelationship with other traits. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science 22: 228-245.
3. COTTERILL, P. P. & DEAN, C. A. 1988: Changes in the genetic control of radiata pine to 16 years and efficiencies of early selection. Silvae Genetica 37: 138-146.
4. COWN, D. J. & BALL, R. D. 2001: Wood densitometry of 10 Pinus radiata families at seven contrasting sites: influence of tree age, site and genotype. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science 31: 88-100.
5. COWN, D. J. & CLEMENT, B. C. 1983: A wood densitometer using direct scanning with X-rays. Wood Science and Technology 17: 91-99.
6. COWN, D. J. & MCCONCHIE, D. L. 1983: Radiata pine wood properties survey (1977-1982). New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Bulletin No. 50.
7. COWN, D. J., YOUNG, D. G. & BURDON, R. D. 1992: Variation in wood characteristics of 20-year-old half-sib families of Pinus radiata. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science 22: 63-76.
8. th Edition. 464 pp.
9. FOSTER, G. S. 1986: Trends in genetic parameters with stand development and their influence on early selection for volume growth in loblolly pine. Forest Science 32: 944 -959.
10. GREAVES, B. L., BORRALHO, N. M. G., RAYMOND, C. A., EVANS, R., WHITEMAN, P. & LAMBETH, C. C. 1997: Age-age correlations in, and relationships between, basic density and growth in Eucalyptus nitens. Silvae Genetica 46: 264-270.
11. GREEN, H. V. & WORRALL, J. 1964: Wood quality studies I. A scanning microphotometer for automatically measuring and recording certain wood characteristics. Tappi 47: 419-427.
12. GWAZE, D. P., HARDING, K. J., PURNELL, R. C. & BRIDGWATER, F. E. 2002: Optimum selection age for wood density in loblolly pine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 32: 1393-1399.
13. HYLEN, G. 1999: Age trends in genetic parameters of wood density in young Norway spruce. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29: 135-143.
14. KANG, H. 1985: Juvenile selection in tree breeding: some mathematical models. Silvae Genetica 34: 75-84.
15. KING, J. N. & BURDON, R. D. 1991: Time trends in inheritance and projected efficiencies of early selection in a large 17-year-old progeny test of Pinus radiata. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 21: 1200-1207.
16. LAMBETH, C. C. 1980: Juvenile-mature correlations in Pinaceae and implications for early selection. Forest Science 26: 571-580.
17. LAMBETH, C. C., VAN BUIJTENEN, J. P. & DUKE, S. D. 1983: Early selection is effective in 20-year-old genetic tests of loblolly pine. Silvae Genetica 32: 210-215.
18. LOO, J. A., TAUER, C. G. & VAN BUIJTENEN, J. P. 1984: Juvenile-mature relationship and heritability estimates of several traits in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Canadian Journal of Forest Research 14: 822-825.
19. MAGNUSSEN, S. 1988: Minimum age-to-age correlations in early selections. Forest Science 34: 928-938.
20. NICHOLLS, J. W. P. 1967: Preliminary observations on the change with age of the heritability of certain wood characteristics in Pinus radiata clones. Silvae Genetica 16: 18-20.
21. NICHOLLS, J. W. P. & BROWN, A. G. 1971: The ortet-ramet relationship in wood characteristics of Pinus radiata. Appita 25: 200-209.
22. NICHOLLS, J. W. P., MORRIS, J. D. & Pederick, L. A. 1980: Heritability estimates of density characteristics in juvenile Pinus radiata wood. Silvae Genetica 29: 54-61.
23. POLGE, H. 1965: Study of wood density variation by densitometric analysis of x-ray negatives of samples taken with a Pressler auger. Proceedings of Meeting of Section 41, IUFRO, Melbourne.
24. SAS INSTITUTE INC. 1989: SAS/STAT® User's Guide, Version 6, Cary, NC.
25. SHELBOURNE, C. J. A. & LOW, C. B. 1980: Multi-trait index selection and associated genetic gains of Pinus radiata progenies at five sites. New Zealand Journal of Forest Science 10: 307-324.
26. VARGAS-HERNANDEZ, J. & ADAMS, W. T. 1992: Age-age correlations and early selection for wood density in young coastal Douglas-fir. Forest Science 38: 467-478.
27. WHITE, T. L. & HODGE, G. R. 1989: Predicting Breeding Values with Applications in Forest Tree Improvement. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. 367 pp.
28. WHITE, T. L. & HODGE, G. R. 1991: Indirect prediction of genetic values. Silvae Genetica 40: 20-28.