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Genetic Evaluation of Two-Year Height of Scotch Pine Seedlings

This paper reports the results of genetic analyses of full- and half-sib Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings produced from intra- and inter-racial matings. The objectives of the study were to answer the following questions: (1) What is the heritability of 2-year height growth of progeny grown under nursery conditions; (2) How much within-plot variability is there among the different mating types; (3) Are family variance components high enough to make nursery selection effective?


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Author(s): Maurice E. Demeritt, Jr., Henry D. Gerhold, Edgar H. Palpant

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1974