The clonal root system of balsam poplar in upland sites of Quebec and Alberta

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 6; no. 19; pp. 6846 - 6854
• Main Authors: Adonsou, Kokouvi E., DesRochers, Annie, Tremblay, Francine, Thomas, Barb R., Isabel, Nathalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Architectural engineering; asexual reproduction; balsam poplar; Biodiversity; clonal diversity; Cloning; Collaboration; communal root system; Computer architecture; Deciduous trees; Dendrochronology; Engineering research; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Grafting; Grafts; Nucleotides; Original Research; Polymorphism; Poplar; Populus balsamifera; Precipitation; R&D; Reproduction (biology); Research & development; root connection root suckering; Roots; Seeds; Sexual reproduction; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Trees; Canada; Quebec Canada; Canada, Quebec; Canada, Alberta; root connection root suckering; communal root system; clonal diversity; single‐nucleotide polymorphism; asexual reproduction; balsam poplar

Balsam poplar seeds are short‐lived and require moist seedbeds soon after they are released to germinate. In addition to sexual reproduction, balsam poplar stands can regenerate clonally by root suckering. The origin of stands will in turn affect their genetic structure and root system architecture,...