JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2021, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 45-52.doi: 10.12302/j.issn.1000-2006.201907030

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Analyses of dynamic growth traits of the stecklings from the F1 hybrid progeny of Populus deltoides × P. simonii

CHEN Yuhua1,2(), YAO Dan1, WU Hainan1, TAO Shengtong1, WU Jiyan1, YANG Wenguo1, TONG Chunfa1,*()   

  1. 1. Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    2. School of Animal Science and Technology, Jingling Institute of Technology, Nanjing 210038, China
  • Received:2019-07-22 Accepted:2019-11-18 Online:2021-01-30 Published:2021-02-01
  • Contact: TONG Chunfa E-mail:cyh@jit.edu.cn;tongchf@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

【Objective】 This study aimed to investigate the variation in the growth traits of clones from the F1 progeny of Populus deltoides × P. simonii to facilitate the establishment of statistical models for detecting quantitative trait loci (QTL) using such clonal materials. 【Method】 A randomized block experiment was designed to test clones from the F1 hybrid population. Tree height and ground diameter were measured for each clonal individual at multiple time points in 2017 and 2018. The statistical software SPSS was used to perform the variation analysis of the growth traits with linear mixed models, while an R package was used for a clustering analysis of clonal effects estimated from the linear models. 【Result】 The effects of tree height and ground diameter were significantly different among the blocks, among the clones, and among the interactions of blocks and clones. The phenotypic coefficient of variation for tree height varied from 31.96% to 22.04% in 2017, and this index was maintained at 20% in 2018. The coefficient of variation for ground diameter was 26.66% and 26.20% in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The repeatability of both tree height and ground diameter varied at multiple time points in the two years. The repeatability of tree height gradually decreased from 0.69 to 0.41 in 2017 but increased to nearly 0.60 in 2018. The repeatability of ground diameter was low in 2017 but increased to 0.59 in 2018. According to the estimates of clonal effects at different time points, the clones were roughly clustered into eight groups, in each of which the mean effects varied uniquely over time. The clonal mean effects for the four clusters in 2017 reduced over time, but for the other four clusters, the means increased. Although the mean effects within clusters in 2018 varied smoothly, the differences between clusters expanded. 【Conclusion】 In summary, the tree height and ground diameter of the clones in the randomized block experiment displayed a great variation, especially at the genetic level at different growth stages over the two years. This provides important evidence for creating unique statistical models for mapping QTLs using these clonal experimental materials.

Key words: Populus, clone, randomized block experiment, repeatability, clustering analysis, dynamic growth at steckling stage

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