Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine.

ABSTRACT: Scots pine is a crucial component of ecosystems in Europe and Asia and a major utility species that comprises more than 60% of total forest production in Poland. Despite its importance, the genetic relationships between key conservation and the commercial value of Scots pine ecotypes in Poland remain unclear. To address this problem, we analyzed 27 populations (841 trees) of the most valuable Polish Scots pine ecotypes, including the oldest natural stands in all 24 regions of provenance established for the species in the country. By examining maternally inherited mitochondrial markers, nuclear microsatellite loci, and thousands of SNP markers from a genotyping array, we evaluated the genetic structure between and within them. These multilevel genomic data revealed high genetic similarity a

SUBMITTER: Lasek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568063 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature