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Title: | Mating system and population structure in a black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) clonal seed orchard in Northwestern Ontario |
Authors: | Barrett, John |
Keywords: | Black spruce;Seed orchards Ontario, Northwestern;Cloning |
Issue Date: | 1985 |
Abstract: | Multi-locus enzyme systems were studied in a black spruce {Picea maniana (Mill.) B.S.P.) clonal seed orchard in northwestern Ontario. The embryonic and megagametophytic tissues of each clone were sampled and electrophoretically analysed to examine the inheritance pattern of 8 polymorphic loci. With the exception of leucine aminopeptidase (Lap) and aconitase (Aco), allozyme segregation followed expected 1:1 ratios. The mating system is characterized by a moderate level of selfing (s=0.15) and a small effective population size. The ratio of genetically effective males to receptive females was calculated to be 0.31. Although the parental population was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the majority of the enzyme systems examined revealed a deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the filial generation. Several loci exhibited heterogeneous pollen pools and there was an observed excess of heterozygotes. Indications of non-random mating and small effective population size invalidate two basic seed orchard assumptions, namely, random mating and large population size. |
URI: | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/1683 |
metadata.etd.degree.discipline: | Forestry and the Forest Environment |
metadata.etd.degree.name: | Master of Science |
metadata.etd.degree.level: | Master |
metadata.dc.contributor.advisor: | Knowles, Peggy |
Appears in Collections: | Retrospective theses |
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