Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences
Micropropagated and seed-born silver birches (Betula pendula Roth) were compared for survival, height growth and occurrence of biotic damage (voles, hares, mooses, stem lesions and cankers) in field trials in southern Finland. The material consisted of 11 clones and 10 different lots of seedling...
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Finnish Society of Forest Science
2001-01-01
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| author | Viherä-Aarnio, Anneli Velling, Pirkko |
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| description | Micropropagated and seed-born silver birches (Betula pendula Roth) were compared for survival, height growth and occurrence of biotic damage (voles, hares, mooses, stem lesions and cankers) in field trials in southern Finland. The material consisted of 11 clones and 10 different lots of seedlings growing in 10 field trials, established in clear-cut forest cultivation areas. The plants were 6â7 years old. The micropropagated and seed-born material types did not significantly differ from each other as regards survival, height growth and frequencies of damage caused by biotic agents. Large and significant differences were, however, detected in survival, height and frequencies of all types of biotic damage between single clones. Careful selection and testing of birch clones in field conditions is recommended before wide-scale commercial micropropagation and practical forest cultivation takes place. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c20c9f2e8cc44100bf40232bf3ec72ad2022-12-22T03:18:37ZengFinnish Society of Forest ScienceSilva Fennica2242-40752001-01-0135410.14214/sf.576Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differencesViherä-Aarnio, AnneliVelling, PirkkoMicropropagated and seed-born silver birches (Betula pendula Roth) were compared for survival, height growth and occurrence of biotic damage (voles, hares, mooses, stem lesions and cankers) in field trials in southern Finland. The material consisted of 11 clones and 10 different lots of seedlings growing in 10 field trials, established in clear-cut forest cultivation areas. The plants were 6â7 years old. The micropropagated and seed-born material types did not significantly differ from each other as regards survival, height growth and frequencies of damage caused by biotic agents. Large and significant differences were, however, detected in survival, height and frequencies of all types of biotic damage between single clones. Careful selection and testing of birch clones in field conditions is recommended before wide-scale commercial micropropagation and practical forest cultivation takes place.https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/576 |
| spellingShingle | Viherä-Aarnio, Anneli Velling, Pirkko Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences Silva Fennica |
| title | Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences |
| title_full | Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences |
| title_fullStr | Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences |
| title_short | Micropropagated silver birches (Betula pendula) in the field – performance and clonal differences |
| title_sort | micropropagated silver birches betula pendula in the field performance and clonal differences |
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