Phenotypic trait variation in a long-term multisite common garden experiment of Scots pine in Scotland.

ABSTRACT: Multisite common garden experiments, exposing common pools of genetic diversity to a range of environments, allow quantification of plastic and genetic components of trait variation. For tree species, such studies must be long term as they typically only express mature traits after many years. As well as evaluating standing genetic diversity, these experiments provide an ongoing test of genetic variation against changing environmental conditions and form a vital resource for understanding how species respond to abiotic and biotic variation. Finally, quantitative assessments of phenotypic variation are essential to pair with rapidly accumulating genomic data to advance understanding of the genetic basis of trait variation, and its interaction with climatic change. We describe a multisite, p

SUBMITTER: Beaton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636140 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature