Journal
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 639-649Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.960892
Keywords
Betula pendula; stability; variation; half-sib families; salt-tolerant; introduction
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- Breeding Technology Research of Valuable Timber Species [2012BAD01B05]
- Excellent Tree Selected and Seed Orchard Technology in Birch [2012BAD21B02]
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Approximately, 20% of arable land worldwide, as well as nearly half of irrigated land, is subjected to salt stress. Osmotic stress and ion toxicity due to saline soils cause low crop yields. In this study, we introduced 18 families of salt-tolerant birch (Betula pendula Roth., Betula kirghisorum Sav.-Ryczg., and Betula pubescens Ehrh) into five high-salinity locations in northeastern China and evaluated their survival abilities. We also analyzed variation and stability of genotype-environment interactions of the different families under an additive main effect and multiplicative interaction model. Survival rate analysis indicated that the introduced families were well adapted to the high-salinity environments, whereas native families died. Variation analysis revealed significant differences between location x family interaction mean values for height and basic stem diameter (BSD), suggesting that most genotypes responded differently to different sites. The heritability of tree height and BSD at different sites varied from 0.416 to 0.940, with the coefficient of phenotypic variation ranging from 9.88% to 35.53%. Stability analysis indicated that some families had high tree heights but were sensitive to environmental conditions, whereas others were resistant but had average tree heights. These results suggest that families should be bred in various habitats to assess growth under favorable and unfavorable environments.
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