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Geographical and environmental gradients shape phenotypic trait variation and genetic structure in Populus trichocarpa.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2014
McKown Athena D, Guy Robert D, Klápště Jaroslav, Geraldes Armando, Friedmann Michael, Cronk Quentin C B, El-Kassaby Yousry A, Mansfield Shawn D, Douglas Carl J
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• Populus trichocarpa is widespread across western North America spanning extensive variation in photoperiod, growing season and climate. We investigated trait variation in P. trichocarpa using over 2000 trees from a common garden at Vancouver, Canada, representing replicate plantings of 461 genotypes originating from 136 provenance localities. • We measured 40 traits encompassing phenological events, biomass...
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