Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine

ABSTRACT Scots pine is a crucial component of ecosystems in Europe and Asia and a major utility species that comprises more than 60% of total forest production in Poland. Despite its importance, the genetic relationships between key conservation and the commercial value of Scots pine ecotypes in Pol...

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Main Authors: Martyna Lasek, Julia Zaborowska, Bartosz Łabiszak, Daniel J. Chmura, Witold Wachowiak
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Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70038
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Julia Zaborowska
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Witold Wachowiak
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description ABSTRACT Scots pine is a crucial component of ecosystems in Europe and Asia and a major utility species that comprises more than 60% of total forest production in Poland. Despite its importance, the genetic relationships between key conservation and the commercial value of Scots pine ecotypes in Poland remain unclear. To address this problem, we analyzed 27 populations (841 trees) of the most valuable Polish Scots pine ecotypes, including the oldest natural stands in all 24 regions of provenance established for the species in the country. By examining maternally inherited mitochondrial markers, nuclear microsatellite loci, and thousands of SNP markers from a genotyping array, we evaluated the genetic structure between and within them. These multilevel genomic data revealed high genetic similarity and a homogeneous structure in most populations, suggesting a common historical origin and admixture of populations after the postglacial recolonization of Central Europe. This research presents novel data on existing genomic resources among local ecotypes defined within strictly managed Polish regions of provenance, challenging their validity. Formal tests of the progeny of seed stands are needed to check whether the diversity in adaptation and quantitative traits still supports the delineation of provenance regions. In parallel, the health status of selected populations and the viability of seeds from these regions should be monitored to detect early‐stage symptoms of their environmental stress. It seems reasonable that periodic shortages of forest reproductive material (FRM) in a given region of provenance could be supplemented with the one from other regions that match their climatic envelope. Together, our results have important implications for the management of native Scots pine stands, particularly elite breeding populations, as they contribute to the discussion of the boundaries of provenance regions and the transfers of FRM that face increasing climate change.
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spelling doaj-art-e88674a250b44f6aa828ba461ac44b982025-08-20T01:52:37ZengWileyEvolutionary Applications1752-45712024-11-011711n/an/a10.1111/eva.70038Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots PineMartyna Lasek0Julia Zaborowska1Bartosz Łabiszak2Daniel J. Chmura3Witold Wachowiak4Department of Genetics and Environmental Interactions Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik PolandDepartment of Plant Ecology and Environmental Protection, Institute of Environmental Biology Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań PolandDepartment of Plant Ecology and Environmental Protection, Institute of Environmental Biology Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań PolandDepartment of Genetics and Environmental Interactions Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik PolandDepartment of Genetics and Environmental Interactions Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik PolandABSTRACT Scots pine is a crucial component of ecosystems in Europe and Asia and a major utility species that comprises more than 60% of total forest production in Poland. Despite its importance, the genetic relationships between key conservation and the commercial value of Scots pine ecotypes in Poland remain unclear. To address this problem, we analyzed 27 populations (841 trees) of the most valuable Polish Scots pine ecotypes, including the oldest natural stands in all 24 regions of provenance established for the species in the country. By examining maternally inherited mitochondrial markers, nuclear microsatellite loci, and thousands of SNP markers from a genotyping array, we evaluated the genetic structure between and within them. These multilevel genomic data revealed high genetic similarity and a homogeneous structure in most populations, suggesting a common historical origin and admixture of populations after the postglacial recolonization of Central Europe. This research presents novel data on existing genomic resources among local ecotypes defined within strictly managed Polish regions of provenance, challenging their validity. Formal tests of the progeny of seed stands are needed to check whether the diversity in adaptation and quantitative traits still supports the delineation of provenance regions. In parallel, the health status of selected populations and the viability of seeds from these regions should be monitored to detect early‐stage symptoms of their environmental stress. It seems reasonable that periodic shortages of forest reproductive material (FRM) in a given region of provenance could be supplemented with the one from other regions that match their climatic envelope. Together, our results have important implications for the management of native Scots pine stands, particularly elite breeding populations, as they contribute to the discussion of the boundaries of provenance regions and the transfers of FRM that face increasing climate change.https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70038forest tree managementgenetic diversitymolecular markersPinus sylvestris seed zonesSNP genotyping
spellingShingle Martyna Lasek
Julia Zaborowska
Bartosz Łabiszak
Daniel J. Chmura
Witold Wachowiak
Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
Evolutionary Applications
forest tree management
genetic diversity
molecular markers
Pinus sylvestris seed zones
SNP genotyping
title Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
title_full Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
title_fullStr Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
title_full_unstemmed Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
title_short Genomic Data Support the Revision of Provenance Regions Delimitation for Scots Pine
title_sort genomic data support the revision of provenance regions delimitation for scots pine
topic forest tree management
genetic diversity
molecular markers
Pinus sylvestris seed zones
SNP genotyping
url https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70038
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