JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 78-84.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.201908002

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A half-sib progeny test and juvenile selection of Trachycarpus fortunei

PENG Yang1(), LU Yuetang2, ZHAO Yang1,*(), XIAO Feng1   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial Forest Resources and Environment Research, Key Lab of Forest Cultivation in Plateau Mountain of Guizhou, Guiyang 550025, China
    2. Dushan State Forest Farm of Guizhou, Dushan 558200, China
  • Received:2019-08-02 Revised:2019-11-04 Online:2020-10-30 Published:2020-10-30
  • Contact: ZHAO Yang E-mail:1948208030@qq.com;zhy737@126.com

Abstract:

【Objective】The juvenile selection and breeding of forest palm are beneficial to shorten the breeding cycle and speed up the breeding process. Palm(Trachycarpus fortunei) is a widely cultivated economic species in the south of China, that plays an important role in garden and fiber industry. In order to explore the growth regularity of palm seeding and select the fast-growing families with a good genetic quality, this study is focused on the growth variability of seeding traits of palm among different half-sib families. The purpose was to provide a valuable reference for genetic improvement of palm.【Method】In this study,the 1.5-year-old seedlings of 72 half-sib families of palm were used as the research materials. Using a completely randomized block design, the six growth traits of seedling height, diameter, dry weight, fresh weight, number of the stripe leaf and palmate leaf of palm were investigated. Then, the SPSS 21.0 software was used for an analysis of variance, and the HalfsibSS 1.0 software was used to estimate genetic parameters and the genetic correlation analysis. The elite families were selected by the cluster analysis and level of the trait showing analysis. And the individual selection was carried out to select excellent individuals.【Result】The growth trait statistics and analysis of variance at the seedling stage showed that the phenotypic variation of growth traits among different families was abundant and extremely significant (P<0.001), which provided the basis for breeding excellent families. The results of the estimation of genetic parameters indicated that the family heritability of the six growth traits ranged from 0.842 to 0.961, and the individual heritability ranged from 0.490 to 1.850, all of which showed a strong inheritance. They were specifically manifested as height>striped leaf amount >diameter>dry weight>fresh weight>palm leaves amount. The results of the genetic correlation analysis between the six traits showed that the stripe leaves amount was negatively related to the other traits, and the other traits were positively related. Based on the selection of diameter, dry weight and palm leaves amount, seven elite families were selected. Compared with the selected population, the realistic gain of diameter, dry weight and number of palmate leaves amount of the selected families increased 18.03%, 33.50% and 26.77%, respectively. Its genetic gain was 16.28%, 29.38% and 22.51%, respectively. Based on the selection of seedling height, 32 elite individuals were selected from seven excellent families. The genetic gain of diameter, dry weight and palmate leaf amount increased to 42.72%, 97.86% and 59.82%, respectively. The realistic gain was 60.77%, 139.20% and 85.09%, respectively.【Conclusion】The seedling of palm has a great potential for breeding .Its early selection can effectively improve the genetic quality and shorten the breeding cycle. The selected families and elite individuals can provide excellent breeding materials and aid subsequent research on palm.

Key words: palm(Trachycarpus fortunei), half-sib families, genetic analysis, progeny test, juvenile selection

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