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Divergent patterns between phenotypic and genetic variation in Scots pine.
Plant communications - 11 Jan 2021
Hall David, Olsson Jenny, Zhao Wei, Kroon Johan, Wennström Ulfstand, Wang Xiao-Ru
Abstract excerpt
In boreal forests, autumn frost tolerance in seedlings is a critical fitness component because it determines survival rates during regeneration. To understand the forces that drive local adaptation in this trait, we conducted freezing tests in a common garden setting for 54 Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) populations (>5000 seedlings) collected across Scandinavia into western Russia, and genotyped 24 of these...
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