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Comparison of genetic variability and growth characteristics of naturally regenerated and planted Scots pine Cover

Comparison of genetic variability and growth characteristics of naturally regenerated and planted Scots pine

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|Jun 2025

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Figure 1.

Location of analysed stands (168b, 196c – crops from natural regeneration; 246a, 256g – crops from planting; 170d, 16d – seed stands for planted crops)
Location of analysed stands (168b, 196c – crops from natural regeneration; 246a, 256g – crops from planting; 170d, 16d – seed stands for planted crops)

Figure 2.

Result of principal coordinate analysis based on genetic distance of natural and artificial regeneration of Scots pine (168b, 196c – crops from natural regeneration; 246a, 256g – crops from planting)
Result of principal coordinate analysis based on genetic distance of natural and artificial regeneration of Scots pine (168b, 196c – crops from natural regeneration; 246a, 256g – crops from planting)

Growth traits and parameters of genetic variation on Scots pine crops in Rozwadów Forest District

CompartmentRegeneration methodH (cm)D (mm)SQDensity (thousand pcs/ha)P (%)NaNeIHe
168bnatural10.9a3.4a32.139.0a70.731.5121.3840.3390.225
196c12.2a3.6a33.941.0a87.801.8541.4980.4410.293
Mean11.53.533.040.079.261.6831.4410.3900.259
246aplanted32.1b9.3b34.59.2b71.951.5241.4230.3720.248
256g33.9b9.9b34.29.5b71.951.6101.4100.3600.239
Mean33.09.634.39.371.951.5671.4160.3660.243

Values of heterozygosity and gene flow index in natural and artificial regeneration of Scots pine

RegenerationHTHSGSTNm
Natural0.3611±0.02080.2522±0.01770.30141.1589
Planted0.3136±0.02900.2754±0.02330.12183.6051
Total0.3652±0.01880.2636±0.01570.27831.2968
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 76 - 85
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 12, 2024
Published on: Jun 18, 2025
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Katarzyna Masternak, Piotr Cymerys, published by Forest Research Institute
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