Provenance and family variation in height and diameter growth of Cupressus lusitanica Mill. at 28 months in Costa Rica
Abstract
Results of a provenance / progeny trial of Cupressus lusitanica in Costa Rica are described. At age 28 months, progeny of plus-trees selected primarily for stem straightness and cylindricity had grown significantly faster than three commercial controls and a seedlot produced from a Colombian clonal seed orchard. The estimated values of additive genetic coefficients of variation (10.2% to 15.9%) and heritabilities (0.12 to 0.21) were within the ranges typically found in forest trees. There was no evidence for important differences between the Costa Rican, derived provenances.
Citation
Silvae Genetica (1996) 45 (2/3) 82-85
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Published 1 January 1996