<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In 2001–2006, several experimental aspen plantations were established in the North-West of Russia <bold>(</bold>Leningrad region). Three <italic>in vitro</italic> propagated elite aspen (<italic>Populus tremula</italic> L.) clones from the Kostroma Forest Research Station were used as the planting stock for plantations. The planting plans of some experimental plantations were lost, which made it impossible to identify the genetic lineages. 13-years old unknown aspen clones demonstrated prominent growth rates, and reliably overtook natural aspen coppice. ISSR markers were used for fast and cheap restoring of the missing planting plan of the experimental aspen plantation under study; as a result, progenies of three elite aspen clones were recognized. The best fast-growing and stem rot resistant aspen clones was identified and called “Kostroma”.</p></abstract>

In 2001–2006, several experimental aspen plantations were established in the North-West of Russia (Leningrad region). Three in vitro propagated elite aspen (Populus tremula L.) clones from the Kostroma Forest Research Station were used as the planting stock for plantations. The planting plans of some experimental plantations were lost, which made it impossible to identify the genetic lineages. 13-years old unknown aspen clones demonstrated prominent growth rates, and reliably overtook natural aspen coppice. ISSR markers were used for fast and cheap restoring of the missing planting plan of the experimental aspen plantation under study; as a result, progenies of three elite aspen clones were recognized. The best fast-growing and stem rot resistant aspen clones was identified and called “Kostroma”.

Fast and cheap identification of elite aspen clones in the North-West of Russia using ISSR markers

Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical University

Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute

All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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In 2001–2006, several experimental aspen plantations were established in the North-West of Russia (Leningrad region). Three in vitro propagated elite aspen...

Fast and cheap identification of elite aspen clones in the North-West of Russia using ISSR markers

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 207 - 213

Received: Dec 06, 2016

Accepted: Aug 14, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0021

Keywords
aspen, elite clones, molecular markers, ISSR, clonal plantations

© 2018 Anatoly V. Zhigunov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fast and cheap identification of elite aspen clones in the North-West of Russia using ISSR markers

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 207 - 213

Received: Dec 06, 2016

Accepted: Aug 14, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2018-0021

Keywordsaspen, elite clones, molecular markers, ISSR, clonal plantations

© 2018 Anatoly V. Zhigunov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
aspen, elite clones, molecular markers, ISSR, clonal plantations