Bud flush phenology and nursery carryover effect of paper birch provenances

Dhar, Amalesh; Balliet, Nicole A.; Hawkins, Chris; Carlson, Michael; Berger, Vicky; Mahoney, Ronald L.

doi:10.3832/ifor1367-008

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“…Genetic variation and inheritance of bud flushing timing have been studied for many tree species, such as Douglas fir (Bailey & Harrington 2006, Schermann et al 1997, white spruce , European beech (Chmura & Rozkowski 2002, Gomory & Paule 2011, Von Wuehlisch et al 1995, Norway spruce (Eriksson et al 1978), European larch (Gauchata & Pâques 2011, Worrall 2008, paper birch (Dhar et al 2015) and Pinus species (Steiner 1979). Bud flushing has been shown to be under strong genetic control, and late bud flushing to be highly correlated with reduced spring frost injury , Hannerz et al 1999, Li & Adams 1993.…”

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“…Genecology studies have shown that variation in the time of bud flush is a complex interaction among genetic characteristics of local sources and environmental conditions of the growing site (Dhar et al 2015). Genetic variation and inheritance of bud flushing timing have been studied for many tree species, such as Douglas fir (Bailey & Harrington 2006, Schermann et al 1997, white spruce , European beech (Chmura & Rozkowski 2002, Gomory & Paule 2011, Von Wuehlisch et al 1995, Norway spruce (Eriksson et al 1978), European larch (Gauchata & Pâques 2011, Worrall 2008, paper birch (Dhar et al 2015) and Pinus species (Steiner 1979).…”

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Patterns of genetic variation in bud flushing of Abies alba populations

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Patterns of genetic variation in bud flushing of Abies alba populations

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Tree nursery environments and their effect on early trait variation

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Beaton,

Stockan

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Despite the necessity of using nurseries to raise young plants and trees prior to transplantation into the landscape, not enough is known about the impact of their associated climate on the growth and development of seedlings from initial germination through to transplantation and beyond. Furthermore, the effect of nursery environment on trait interactions and age-age correlations and their subsequent relation to traits in mature trees is of significant importance and interest to forestry practitioners but requires long-term experimental trials measured for multiple traits in multiple years. A multisite progeny-provenance trial of the economically and ecologically important species, Scots pine, was established in three environmentally distinct nurseries in Scotland and measured for traits relating to survival, growth, form and phenology while in the nurseries. Temperature variation and photoperiod were the only uncontrolled environmental variables during this period, and their effect on measured traits was found to be significant among nurseries from the first growing season onwards. Furthermore, interactions among traits were not always consistent among the different nurseries indicating that the use of proxy traits to enable selection of desirable traits may be more or less successful depending on the environment the trees are measured in. This study represents the first in a series examining trait variation in Scots pine from seedlings to mature trees, and highlights the importance of carefully considering the nursery environment when growing trees for transplantation.

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Significant and persistent carryover effects in Scots pine

Perry,

Beaton,

Stockan

et al. 2024

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After tracking Scots pine plants from germination to 15 years old, through contrasting early life environments, we observed significant and persistent carryover effects. Groups of plants from common genetic backgrounds were raised in distinct nursery environments, and growth and phenology traits were measured repeatedly once trees had established in their field sites. Growth and phenology differences were evident for 10 and 6 years post-transplantation to the field, respectively. There was a clear interaction between site of origin and carryover effect, indicating that local adaptation also played a role. Given the increasing rate of tree planting initiatives being undertaken around the world in the name of the climate and biodiversity crises, and the strong dependence on those initiatives of nursery-grown plants, our finding of strong carryover effects of the early life environment has significant implications

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Bud flush phenology and nursery carryover effect of paper birch provenances

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References 38 publications

Patterns of genetic variation in bud flushing of Abies alba populations

Patterns of genetic variation in bud flushing of Abies alba populations

Tree nursery environments and their effect on early trait variation

Significant and persistent carryover effects in Scots pine

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