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Factors affecting variation in outcrossing rate in Eucalyptus globulus

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posted on 2023-05-16, 15:16 authored by Patterson, B, Rene VaillancourtRene Vaillancourt, Pilbeam, DJ, Bradley PottsBradley Potts
The mating system of the animal-pollinated forest tree species Eucalyptus globulus Labill. was investigated in a clonal seed orchard to determine the importance of self-incompatibility, floral timing, floral abundance and canopy position on explaining variation in outcrossing rates. Outcrossing rates were highly and significantly correlated with the degree of self-incompatibility of individual genotypes (R2 = 0.92). Outcrossing rates were also significantly higher in the upper than in the lower parts of tree canopies (0.78 ± 0.1 and 0.54 ± 0.1, respectively). In contrast, neither flowering time nor abundance of flowers on individual trees revealed consistent effects upon outcrossing rates, suggesting that these factors are either less important or inherently more unpredictable because their effects partly depend on complex interactions with animal pollinators. Screening seed orchards in order to identify trees with high self-incompatibility and restricting seed collection to these trees will ensure that a high proportion of the seed used for plantations is derived from outcrossing, thereby minimising the deleterious effects of inbreeding depression.

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Publication title

Australian Journal of Botany

Volume

52

Issue

6

Pagination

773-780

ISSN

0067-1924

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Place of publication

Collingwood, Victoria

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  • Restricted

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Softwood plantations

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