Introduction to Forest Genetics

PrefaceAcknowledgments1 Introduction Problems Peculiar to Forest Genetics The Possibilities of Tree Improvement General Sources of Information2 Concepts from Basic Genetics Chromosome Structure and Function DNA and RNA Genes Nongenic Inheritance Genotype versus Phenotype Cell Division and the Opportunity for New Gene Combinations Study Questions Suggested Reading3 Additional Basic Genetic Concepts Inbreeding Hybrid Vigor Recovery Ratios in the F2 Generation Study Questions4 Population Genetics-Selection Definitions Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Complete Elimination of Homozygous Recessive Trees Partial Selection against Récessives Selection Favoring Récessives (against Dominants) Selection for Genes with Additive Effects "Fitness" and Fisher's "Fundamental Theorem" Selection for and against Hétérozygotes Selection in Small Populations How to Increase Selection Pressure A Word Picture of Selection Recapitulation Study Questions5 Population Genetics-Mutation, Migration, Isolation Mutation Migration Isolation Study Questions6 Useful Techniques-Controlled Pollination Selection of Parent Trees Climbing Bagging to Prevent Outside Pollination Pollen Handling Pollination Procedures Indoor Controlled Pollination Fruit Collection and Seed Handling Success Expected from Controlled Pollination Study Questions7 Useful Techniques-Vegetative Propagation Introduction Grafting and Budding Propagation by Stem Cuttings Propagation by Root and Root-Stem Cuttings Propagation by Leaf Cuttings Root Suckers Other Methods of Occasional Interest Apomixis Topophysis or Persistent Nongenetic Effects Study Questions8 Useful Techniques-Establishment and Measurement of Test Plantations Introduction Definitions Commonly Used Experimental Designs Nonstatistical Considerations Statistical Considerations Sample Schedules for Experiment Establishment Hints on Measurement and Data Recording Study Questions9 Selective Breeding-General Principles and Methods Role of Selective Breeding in Tree Improvement General Principles Breeding Methods Described Study Questions10 Choice of Breeding Method and Type of Seed Orchard Factors Affecting Choice Thinned Natural Stands versus Planted Seed Orchards Mass versus Family Selection Half-Sib versus Full-Sib Progeny Testing Half-Sib versus Full-Sib Family Selection Progeny Test Seed Orchards versus Clonal Seed Orchards Earliness of Flowering on Grafts and Seedlings Study Questions11 Examples of Progress through Selective Breeding and Seed Orchard Management Introduction Examples of Simple Inheritance Variation and Improvement in Quantitative Traits Seed Orchard Management in Loblolly and Slash Pines Management of Seedling Seed Orchards of Red Pine Special Cases Study Questions12 Estimation of Heritability and Genetic Gain Experimental Procedures and Applicability of Estimates Parent-Progeny Regression Variance Analysis-Half-Sib Progeny Test Variance Analysis-Full-Sib Progeny Test Conversion of Family to Single Tree Heritabilities Variance Analysis-Clonal Test Genotype-Environment Interaction-Effect on Breeding Plans Study Questions13 Provenance Testing Role of Provenance Tests in Tree Improvement Factors Influencing Amount of Geographic Variability General Geographic Trends Knowns and Unknowns about Natural Selection Design of Provenance Tests Practical Use of Provenance Data Study Questions14 Geographic Variation in Scotch Pine Introduction Phenotypic versus Genetic Variation Patterns Amount and Pattern of Genetic Diversity Description of Varieties Practical Use of Scotch Pine Provenance Data Typical and Atypical Aspe