Tall Pinus luzmariae trees with genes from P. herrerae.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Pinus herrerae and P. luzmariae are endemic to western Mexico, where they cover an area of more than 1 million hectares. Pinus herrerae is also cultivated in field trials in South Africa and South America, because of its considerable economic importance as a source of timber and resin. Seed quality, afforestation success and desirable traits may all be influenced by the presence of hybrid trees in seed stands.

Aims

We aimed to determine the degree of hybridization between P. herrerae and P. luzmariae in seed stands of each species located in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Durango, Mexico.

Methods

AFLP molecular markers from samples of 171 trees across five populations were analyzed with STRUCTURE and NewHybrids so

SUBMITTER: Wehenkel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049253 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature