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Negative correlation between ash dieback susceptibility and reproductive success: good news for European ash forests / Devrim Semizer-Cuming in Annals of Forest Science, vol 76 n° 1 (March 2019)  

Public [article]  inAnnals of Forest Science > vol 76 n° 1 (March 2019) Titre : Negative correlation between ash dieback susceptibility and reproductive success: good news for European ash forests Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Devrim Semizer-Cuming, Auteur ; Reiner Finkeldey, Auteur ; Lene Rostgaard Nielsen, Auteur ; Erik Dahl Kjær, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] clonage [Termes IGN] dépérissement [Termes IGN] Fraxinus excelsior [Termes IGN] Fungi [Termes IGN] génétique forestière [Termes IGN] maladie phytosanitaire [Termes IGN] régression linéaire [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Context : The introduced invasive pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (T. Kowalski) Baral, Queloz, and Hosoya cause extensive damage on European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.). Heritable variation in susceptibility to ash dieback has been observed among ash trees in natural and planted populations, but it is not clear how variation in susceptibility influences reproductive fitness. Aims : We hypothesize that healthier male and female trees contribute more gametes to the following generation compared to unhealthy ones. Methods : We tested the hypothesis by studying gender, seed production, and paternal success in a clonal field trial with 39 replicated clones. In the trial, the susceptibility level of each clone has been recorded in terms of percent crown damage since 2007. We used a linear regression model to explore the relationship between susceptibility and reproductive success (female and male). Results : The clones revealed a clear gender dimorphism with an approximate 2:2:1 male/female/hermaphrodite ratio. Females with low levels of crown damage produced substantially more seeds compared to highly damaged females. The male clone with the lowest level of susceptibility was the most effective pollen donor, but highly susceptible males also sired some offspring. Conclusion : The results overall represent good news for the potential recovery of ash forests: selection against most susceptible genotypes at generation turnover is expected to facilitate building up disease resistance in ash populations. Numéro de notice : A2019-040 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-019-0799-x Date de publication en ligne : 13/02/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0799-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92038 [article]