Assessment of the height stability in progeny of Fagus sylvatica L. populations using the GGE biplot method

Jastrzębowski, Szymon; Ukalski, K.; Klisz, Marcin; Ukalska, Joanna; Przybylski, Paweł; Matras, J.; Barzdajn, W.; Kowalkowski, Wojciech

doi:10.12657/denbio.079.004

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“…International beech provenance trials have shown that not all provenances interact with local climate (Ivankovic et al 2008;Jastrzebowski et al 2017), but the decrease in height growth was not significant when provenances were moved to a cooler and wetter environment (Mátyás et al 2009). However, the effect of ecodistance, which refers to environmental change that each provenance experienced because of translocation to the provenance trial site (Mátyás et al 2009), was visible in height growth at the Slovenian site (Železnik et al 2019).…”

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A comparison of radial increment and wood density from beech provenance trials in Slovenia and Hungary

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Provenance trials are a valuable source of information, especially in species such as European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), which will likely increase its distribution due to global warming. The current study compares radial increment and wood density of beech provenances in the juvenile development stage from contrasting environments in Europe (Belgium, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Italy) planted at a mesic to wet site in Slovenia and a xeric site in Hungary. Existing data (past measurements of diameters and height) were combined with new measurements of tree height, diameter, dendrochronological and resistance drilling density measurements to assess differences in provenance radial growth. The wood density data were evaluated using a Bayesian general linear model. In order to study the differences in radial increment in more detail, two weather-wise contrasting years (2014 and 2017) were selected from the last decade, based on calculations of the 12-month Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index. The differences in average tree-ring width among provenances at each sampled site appeared to be relatively small when averaged over a whole decade of data. However, according to year-to-year data, some provenances grew faster than others, especially in favorable weather conditions. In unfavorable conditions, the differences in tree-ring widths among provenances were smaller. For most provenances, variation in tree-ring widths within the same provenance increased in unfavorable conditions. The difference between the provenances with the highest and lowest wood densities at both locations did not exceed 5%. The model results indicate that the Idrija (Slovenia) provenance probably has a higher median wood density than other studied provenances at both sites. Although the current study confirmed some differences in wood density between provenances and trial locations, the differences are negligible in practice due to their low magnitude and the fact that the analyzed trees were still juvenile. As beech has a diffuse-porous wood, negligible differences in wood density would also be expected in adult trees. Beech provenances for planting in relation to changing weather should probably be chosen for their ability to survive more extreme weather events rather than to improve radial increment or wood density, especially as the differences in wood density of juvenile trees are relatively small.

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A comparison of radial increment and wood density from beech provenance trials in Slovenia and Hungary

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“…In recent years, analysis of variance in multi-environment trials (MET) has been performed according to the mixed model framework [41][42][43][44]. Depending on the needs, the effects of genotypes (in this study populations) and environments (in this study experimental sites) are treated as fixed or random [43][44][45][46]. In order to investigate the environmental impact and the differentiation of genotypes in terms of height, a linear mixed model was considered:…”

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What Can We Learn from an Early Test on the Adaptation of Silver Fir Populations to Marginal Environments?

Klisz

Ukalski

Ukalska

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In order to determine the adaptive potential of silver fir in the southeast of Poland, the stability of the height of its five-year-old progeny was analyzed. The study was conducted in two different population groups in a total of four environments, including one ecologically marginal environment. The linear mixed model was used to evaluate the differentiation of populations in terms of height growth. The genotype and genotype-by-environment interaction biplot (GGE) were used to verify the stability of height. The climate of populations origin, in relation to actual fir distribution in Poland, was verified based on principal components analysis (PCA) of bioclimatic parameters. The highest total variability was explained by the genotype-environment interaction effect (GE) (54.50%), while the genotype effect (G) explained 41.27% and only 4.23% was explained by the site effect. The result of height growth variations revealed the Komańcza site as the most representative among study sites, while the Lesko site characterized the highest discriminating ability. The progeny occurring in climatic conditions most different from the average testing conditions showed a heterogeneous growth reaction, only adapting to the marginal environment, while the progeny of the second population in this region as well as the northernmost one was characterized by a mean but stable growth. The westernmost population revealed maladaptation. The assessment of the adaptability of silver fir depends on the broad spectrum of test conditions considering the ecologically marginal environments.

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“…However, the northeastern border of its natural range is limited by both cold temperatures and drought ( Bolte et al., 2007 ; Kreyling et al., 2014 ; Matisons et al., 2017 ; Farahat and Linderholm, 2018 ). There is a growing concern about the future survival and sustainability of beech ecosystems throughout Europe ( Geßler et al., 2007 ; Aranda et al., 2015 ; Jastrzębowski et al., 2017 ), as beech may be unable to adapt to future environmental conditions in its current natural range ( Lakatos and Molnár, 2009 ; Bellard et al., 2012 ; Stojnić et al., 2018 ). Protection of genetic diversity is essential both for economic reasons and to guarantee the adaptability of the common beech towards climatic changes ( Bohn et al., 2000 ; Staszak and Pawłowski, 2012 ; Staszak et al., 2019 ).…”

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Climate legacy in seed and seedling traits of European beech populations

Pawłowski,

Suszka,

Mucha

et al. 2024

Front. Plant Sci.

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Tree species’ ability to persist within their current distribution ranges is determined by seed germination and seedling growth. Exploring variation in these traits in relation to climatic conditions helps to understand and predict tree population dynamics, and to support species management and conservation under future climate. We analyzed seeds and seedlings of 26 European beech populations from the northeastern boundary of the species range to test whether: 1) adaptation to climatic conditions is reflected in depth of dormancy and germination of seeds; 2) climatic characteristics of origin predictably affect seedling traits. The variation in seed dormancy and germination in a laboratory test, and seedling growth and morphology traits in a nursery common-garden test was examined. Populations originating from warmer and drier sites (mostly from the northern region), compared to those from the opposite end of climatic gradient, germinated later, with a lower success, and produced seedlings with shorter and tougher roots. They had deeper dormancy and poorer seed germination capacity, and are likely more vulnerable to environmental changes. The climatic conditions at the origin shape the intraspecific variation of seed germination and seedling traits, and may limit regeneration from seed and affect adaptation potential of beech to increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation.

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Assessment of the height stability in progeny of Fagus sylvatica L. populations using the GGE biplot method

Cited by 8 publications

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A comparison of radial increment and wood density from beech provenance trials in Slovenia and Hungary

A comparison of radial increment and wood density from beech provenance trials in Slovenia and Hungary

What Can We Learn from an Early Test on the Adaptation of Silver Fir Populations to Marginal Environments?

Climate legacy in seed and seedling traits of European beech populations

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