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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (1): 104-114.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20230577

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Genetic Evaluation and Selection of 8-Year-Old Semi-Sibling Family of Michelia macclurei

Qingbin Jiang1,Jingxiang Meng1,Baojun Li2,Haijun Chen2,Bijiang Fang3,Lang Guo1,Shenghui Tian1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Guangzhou 510520
    2. Yunfu Forest Farm of Guangdong Province Yunfu 527400
    3. Hua’an Jinshan State-Owned Forest Farm of Fujian Province Hua’an 363807
  • Received:2023-11-30 Online:2025-01-25 Published:2025-02-09

Abstract:

Objective: In this study, the genetic variation of growth and morphological traits among different half-sib families of Michelia macclurei was investigated. The purpose of the study is to explore the interactions between genotype and environment on the growth and development of M. macclurei, screen out half-sib families with excellent comprehensive traits, and provide important genetic information and breeding materials of M. macclurei. Method: In this study, seeds from 75 families were collected from 12 natural and secondary stands of M. macclurei in Guangdong and Guangxi. A random block design was used to establish a semi sibling pedigree test forest in Guangdong and Fujian. Indexes reflecting growth rates were measured at 2-year-old and 3-year-old, while both growth and morphological indexes were measured at 4-year-old and 8-year-old. The ASReml v3.0 software was utilized to analyze the mean and standard deviation of various indicators, as well as family heritability (narrow sense), and B-type correlation values for 75 families across two test sites. Based on the genetic correlation results of 8-year-old traits, the breeding value of volume traits and aggregate breeding value of morphology traits were used to selected superior families in Guangdong and Fujian respectively. Result: There were significant differences (P<0.01) in height (H), diameter at breast height (DBH), volume (VOL), straightness (SFS), trunk bifurcation (SFA), branch thickness (TPB), branch angle (APB), and stem height (HUB) among 75 families at different ages. The family heritability of H and DBH traits at 2–8 years old, SFA, TPB, APB and HUB at 8-year-old was all greater than 0.25, indicating that these traits are highly influenced by genetic factors and have potential for breeding improvement. However, the results of B-type correlation analysis showed that all traits were moderately or significantly affected by families and environment, indicating that the interaction of environment and genotype must be taken into account in character evaluation and genetic breeding of M. macclurei. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that H and DBH of the families were highly correlated with the VOL, but negatively correlated with SFA, SFS, TPB, and APB. By aggregate breeding values, one superior family (F44) was obtained from Guangdong experimental site and one superior family (F7) was obtained from Fujian experimental site. Conclusion: There are significant or extremely significant differences in all traits among the families of M. macclurei, and there are also significant differences among the traits among the sites, and the variation of growth and morphological indexes is greatly affected by the interaction of genotype and environment. Among them, volume traits have a large phenotypic variation coefficient (PVC) and genetic variation coefficient (GVC), and have a large breeding potential. One family with superior comprehensive traits has been selected in each of the two experimental sites, namely F44 from Guangdong and F7 from Fujian. This study provides important information for the genetic evaluation of the main traits of M. macclurei in the future, and provides core breeding materials for further multi-trait breeding.

Key words: Michelia macclurei, half-sib family, growth traits, phenotypic feature, family heritability, comprehensive traits selection

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