Congruence in QTL for adventitious rooting in Pinus elliottii X Pinus caribaea hybrids resolves between and within-species effects

Targeting between-species effects for improvement in synthetic hybrid populations derived from outcrossing parental tree species may be one way to increase the efficacy and predictability of hybrid breeding. We present a comparative analysis of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) which resolved between from within-species effects for adventitious rooting in two populations of hybrids between Pinus elliottii and P. caribaea, an outbred F-1 (n=287) and an inbred-like F-2 family (n=357). Most small to moderate effect QTL (each explaining 2-5% of phenotypic variation, PV) were congruent (3 out of 4 QTL in each family) and therefore considered within-species effects as they segregated in both families. A single large effect QTL (40% PV) was detected uniquely in the F-2 family and assumed to be due to a between-species effect, resulting from a genetic locus with contrasting alleles in each parental species. Oligogenic as opposed to polygenic architecture was supported in both families (60% and 20% PV explained by 4 QTL in the F-2 and F-1 respectively). The importance of adventitious rooting for adaptation to survive water-logged environments was thought in part to explain oligogenic architecture of what is believed to be a complex trait controlled by many hundreds of genes.

Tree Mortality following Prescribed Fire and a Storm Surge Event in Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) Forests in the Florida Keys, USA

In fire-dependent forests, managers are interested in predicting the consequences of prescribed burning on postfire tree mortality. We examined the effects of prescribed fire on tree mortality in Florida Keys pine forests, using a factorial design with understory type, season, and year of burn as factors. We also used logistic regression to model the effects of burn season, fire severity, and tree dimensions on individual tree mortality. Despite limited statistical power due to problems in carrying out the full suite of planned experimental burns, associations with tree and fire variables were observed. Post-fire pine tree mortality was negatively correlated with tree size and positively correlated with char height and percent crown scorch. Unlike post-fire mortality, tree mortality associated with storm surge from Hurricane Wilma was greater in the large size classes. Due to their influence on population structure and fuel dynamics, the size-selective mortality patterns following fire and storm surge have practical importance for using fire as a management tool in Florida Keys pinelands in the future, particularly when the threats to their continued existence from tropical storms and sea level rise are expected to increase.

Influência do cultivo de Pinus sobre a manta orgânica e propriedades químicas de um latossolo vermelho escuro primitivamente sob vegetação de cerrado: I. Efeito sobre a quantidade e composição da manta.

Foram coletadas amostras de manta orgânica, em povoamentos de Pinus elliottii (9, 14 e 19 anos), Pinus patula (19 anos), Pinus taeda (19 anos) e em uma área adjacente com vegetação natural do tipo cerrado, situados em solo Latossolo Vermelho Escuro-fase arenosa, do município de Assis, São Paulo". Foram determinadas as quantidades de manta orgânica acumuladas, sob cada povoamento, e as quantidades e teores de macronutrientes nas mesmas. Concluiu-se que as quantidades de mantas orgânicas formadas e conteúdos totais de macronutrientes nas mesmas (kg/ha) foram semelhantes em todos os tratamentos, porém diferiram no que se refere aos teores (%) de nitrogênio, potássio, cálcio e magnésio que foram maiores na manta de cerrado.

Influência do cultivo de Pinus sobre a manta orgânica e propriedades químicas de um latossolo vermelho escuro primitivamente sob vegetação de cerrado II: Efeitos sobre o pH e teores de H

Foram efetuadas determinações de pH, acidez de troca e potencial em amostras de solo coletadas, nas profundidades de 0-30 cm a 30-60 cm, em povoamentos de Pinus elliottii (9, 14 e 19 anos), Pinus taeda (19 anos) e em uma área adjacente com vegetação natural do tipo cerrado, em solo Latossolo Vermelho Escuro-fase arenosa, do muni cípio de Assis, São Paulo Conclui-se que o cultivo de Pinus tendeu a elevar a acidez do solo (pH, acidez de troca e potencial), não havendo diferenças nesses parâmetros entre os povoamentos de Pimus quer de diferentes idades, quer de diferentes espécies.

Influência do cultivo de pinus sobre algumas características físicas de um solo de cerrado

Nesta nota são apresentados os resultados de um estudo relativo aos efeitos das coberturas vegetais de Pinus elliottii com 9, 14 e 19 anos de idade, de Pinus taeda, com 19 anos, de Piniuspatula com 19 anos, e de vegetação natural de um solo de cerrado do município de Assis, Estado de São Paulo, sobre os teores de argila, dispersa em água e em calgon, limo, areia total, areia grossa, areia média, areia fina e areia muito fina. 0 estudo se refere às camadas de 0-30 cm e de 30-60 cm de profundidade. Conclui-se que: a) Na área com cobertura natural de cerrado houve um acúmulo de argila, dispersa em água e em calgon, na camada de 30-60 cm e uma redução no teor de areia total nessa mesma camada em relação à camada de 0-30cm; b) Na área coberta com Pinus elliottii de 14anos de idade, houve um acúmulo de limo na camada de 0-30 cm e de areia fina na camada de 30-60 cm. Não houve outros efeitos das coberturas vegetais sobre a diferenciação dos teores dos constituintes granulométricos em observação entre as camadas de 0-30 cm e de 30-60 cm de profundidade.

Occurrence of Cinara spp. (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on Pinus spp. (Pinaceae), in the county of Lages-SC, Brazil

A population survey of the giant conifer aphid Cinara spp. was carried out in two areas of Pinus elliottii using yellow pan traps, during two years, from July 1997 to June 1999. During the collection period, the predominant species was Cinara pinivora (Wilson, 1919), representing 99% of the collected species. A few specimens of Cinara maritimae (Dufour, 1833) and only one winged female of Cinara fresai Blanchard, 1939 were collected. The population of C. pinivora was statistically higher in the area with 4.5 year-old trees than in the 1.5 year-old ones. The highest population peaks were registered in July 1997 and in August 1998. An unexpected high number of winged parthenogenetic females was collected in December 1998. C. fresai Blanchard, 1939 is recorded for the first time for Brazil.

Avaliação da especificidade de rizobactérias isoladas de diferentes espécies de Pinus sp.

Testou-se a especificidade das rizobactérias promotoras de crescimento em mudas de P. taeda L., P. oocarpa, P. elliottii Engelm. e P. caribaea var. hondurensis. Os isolados de rizobactérias UFV-AL9, UFV-AM5, UFV-AM2, UFV-F3, UFV-G2, UFV-G4, UFV-Z1, UFV-F6 e UFV-X2 foram inoculados por meio da aplicação de inóculo de rizobactérias em substrato de produção de mudas. Aos 150 dias de semeadura, avaliou-se o peso de matéria seca de raízes e da parte aérea das mudas, bem como o índice de qualidade de Dickson. Foram constatadas interações significativas dos isolados e das diferentes espécies de pinus. Os incrementos da biomassa da parte aérea e do sistema radicular variaram conforme o isolado e a espécie de pinus, porém, de modo geral, foram observados maiores médias das mudas de P. taeda. As mudas de P. taeda, inoculadas com os isolados UFV-Z1 e UFV-AM5, apresentaram ganhos significativos de biomassa da parte aérea, do sistema radicular e do índice de qualidade de Dickson, em relação à testemunha. Nas mudas de P. elliottii, observou-se também aumento significativo da biomassa da parte aérea, quando inoculadas com o isolado UFV-AM5 e do sistema radicular com os isolados UFV-X2, UFV-G2 e UFV-AM5. O isolado UFV-AM5 não se mostrou específico para essas variáveis, nas duas das quatro espécies estudadas (P. taeda e P. elliottii).

Características morfológicas de celuloses branqueadas de pinus e eucalyptus em analisador óptico automático de fibras

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Obtenção de constantes elásticas da madeira de duas espécies de Pinus sp

There are many studies about longitudinal modulus of elasticity of wood, but you can´t say the same of transverse modulus, especially for conifers. The study aimed to characterize and compare the species Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii x Pinus cariabeae hondurensis (hybrid), and the longitudinal modulus of elasticity (E) and lateral (G) in bending, to analyze the modulus of elasticity in different spaces and to verify the species studied the ideal range is equal to 21 times the height of the specimen, as prescribed in the normative document NBR 7190/1997, as well as analyzing the relationship G = E/20 defined in the normative document NBR 7190/1997. The wood came from the farm located in Paranapanema, split at the mill São José and the rest of the work was conducted at the Experimental Itapeva Campus - UNESP. Were removed fourteen specimens of each species. The average values of the modulus of elasticity and cross were, respectively, 5828 MPa and 452 MPa for Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and 6407 MPa and 320 MPa for the species of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii x Pinus cariabeae hondurensis (hybrid). The trend lines for the plotted graphs showed an exponential behavior to near linear 21he will equal the constant after this value. We have found the relationship G = E/13, for Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and G = E/20 for hybrid. The results of the modulus and strength for Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and the hybrid were lower than those reported in the literature, showing that this batch inferior quality to apply to structures

Lixamento do Pinus elliotti com carbeto de silício e óxido de aluminio

The Sanding is a complex process involving many variables that affect the quality of the part produced, working mainly in the timber industry in the production of panels (MDF, MDP, HDF, etc...) and furniture. However, these industries use the sanding process empirically, not optimizing it. The aim of this study was to compare the behavior of sandpaper white aluminum oxide (OA-white) and Black silicon carbide (SiC-black), analyzing variables in the process as: strength, power, emission, vibration, wear particle size of sanding, and its consequences on the surface finish of the workpiece. Made the process of plane grinding samples of Pinus elliottii, processed in parallel to the fibers, which were sanded with sandpaper grain OA white and black 3-SiC abrasive conditions (new, moderately eroded and severely eroded) grain sizes in 3 (80, 100, and 120 mesh). 6 replicates was performed for each condition tested. Each trial was captured output variables of the sanding process: strength, power, emission and vibration. With two stages totaling 108 trials. After the sanded samples, it has the same surface quality by raising the surface roughness Ra. Through experiment, it can be concluded that abrasives OA-white tended to have higher strength, power, emissions and less vibration in the sanding process, compared to the SiC-black. However, surface finish exhibited similar to the particle size of 80 to 100 mesh, worn abrasive conditions. However, the particle size of 120 mesh, obtained by the roughness of sandpaper OA-bank was higher compared to SiC-black to all conditions of sandpaper due to its toughness

Avaliação da qualidade da madeira de cinco espécies de Pinus destinadas à produção de celulose

Pós-graduação em Ciência Florestal - FCA

A comparison of the leaf-litter ant fauna in a secondary atlantic forest with an adjacent pine plantation in southeastern Brazil

We investigated the influence of Pinus afforestation on the structure of leaf-litter ant communities in the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest, studying an old secondary forest and a nearly 30 year-old never managed Pinus elliottii reforested area. A total of 12,826 individual ants distributed among 95 species and 32 genera were obtained from 50 1 m² samples/ habitat. Of these, 60 species were recorded in the pine plantation and 82 in the area of Atlantic forest; almost 50% of the species found in the secondary forest area were also present in the pine plantation. The number of species per sample was significantly higher in the secondary forest than in the pine plantation. Forest-adapted taxa are the most responsible for ant species richness differences between areas, and the pine plantation is richer in species classified as soil or litter omnivorous-dominants. The specialized ant predators registered in the pine plantation, as seven Dacetini, two Basiceros, two Attini and two Discothyrea, belong to widely distributed species. The NMDS (non-metric multidimensional scaling) ordination also suggested strong differences in similarity among samples of the two areas. Furthermore, this analysis indicated higher sample heterogeneity in the secondary forest, with two clusters of species, while in the pine plantation the species belong to a single cluster. We applied the ant mosaic hypothesis to explain the distribution of the leaf-litter fauna and spatial autocorrelation tests among samples. We argue that the results are likely related to differences in quality and distribution of the leaf-litter between the pine plantation and the secondary area.

Can native vegetation recover after slash pine cultivation in the Brazilian Savanna?

There is a widespread view that forest plantations with exotic species are green deserts, unable to sustain biodiversity. Few studies have demonstrated, however, that planted stands of exotic trees have a greater negative effect on the plant diversity of savanna vegetation. We compared the native woody flora under four stands of slash pine of about 45 years old with four stands where the previously existing native Cerrado vegetation was preserved and protected from disturbances for the same period, has changed into dense vegetation - the ""cerradao"", at Assis municipality, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Aiming at understanding the potential ecological filters driving these communities, we assessed air and soil humidity, light availability and classified the native species on the basis of shade tolerance, dispersal syndrome and biomes in which they occur (Atlantic Forest or Cerrado). We recorded an average of 70 (+/- 13) species under pine stands and 54 (+/- 16) species in cerradao. Of the total of 136 species recorded, 78 occurred in both habitats, eight were exclusive to the ""cerradao"" (shade tolerant and also occurring in forest ecosystems) and 18 were recorded only under pine stands (82% heliophytic, exclusive to the Cerrado biome). Among the functional attributes and abiotic variables analyzed, only light availability explained the floristic differences found. Since richness was higher under pine, we refuted the hypothesis that exotic species constrain the establishment of the native species richness in the understory. On the other hand, the dark environment under the closed-canopy of the ""cerradao"" acts as a filter inhibiting the establishment of typical Cerrado species. Since pine stands, if managed in long cycle, maintain a reasonable pool of Cerrado endemic species in the understory pine plantations may be a good starting point for savanna restoration. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Transpecific microsatellites for hard pines M. Shepherd, M. Cross, T. Maguire, M. Dieters, C. Williams, R. Henry

Microsatellites are difficult to recover from large plant genomes so cross-specific utilisation is an important source of markers. Fifty micro satellites were tested for cross-specific amplification and polymorphism to two New World hard pine species, slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) and Caribbean pine (R caribaea var. hondurensis). Twenty-nine (58%) markers amplified in both hard pine species, and 23 of these 29 were polymorphic. Soft pine (subgenus Strobus) microsatellite markers did amplify, but none were polymorphic. Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and R caribaea var. hondurensis showed mutational changes in the flanking regions and the repeat motif that were informative for Pinus spp. phylogenetic relationships. Most allele length variation could be attributed to variability in repeat unit number. There was no evidence for ascertainment bias.