genetics of water-use efficiency and its relation to growth in maritime pine

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 65; no. 17; pp. 4757 - 4768
• Main Authors: Marguerit, Elisa, Bouffier, Laurent, Chancerel, Emilie, Costa, Paolo, Lagane, Frédéric, Guehl, Jean-Marc, Plomion, Christophe, Brendel, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press [etc.] 01.09.2014; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: biomass; Breeding; carbon; carbon dioxide; Carbon isotopes; Carbon Isotopes - metabolism; Climate Change; field experimentation; Forest genetics; forest trees; France; genetic background; genetic improvement; Genetic variation; Genotypes; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouses; heritability; isotopes; Life Sciences; pedigree; Phenotypic traits; phenotypic variation; Pine trees; Pinus - genetics; Pinus - growth & development; Pinus - metabolism; Pinus pinaster; Plant genetics; Plantations; Population genetics; progeny; provenance; Quantitative trait loci; RESEARCH PAPER; Selection, Genetic; stomatal conductance; Trees - genetics; Trees - growth & development; Trees - metabolism; Water - metabolism; water use efficiency; wood; France; Breeding; water-use efficiency; QTL; genotype×environment interaction; growth; carbon isotope composition; maritime pine; genetic variability; heritability; genotypexenvironment interaction

To meet the increasing demand of wood biomass worldwide in the context of climate change, developing improved forest tree varieties for high productivity in water-limited conditions is becoming a major issue. This involves breeding for genotypes combining high growth and moderate water loss and thus...