naa a22 4500 51073054X CHVBK 20180411082951.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11295-013-0595-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11295-013-0595-y Breeding for high production of leaves of baobab ( Adansonia digitata L) in an irrigated hedge system [Elektronische Daten] [Adama Korbo, Erik Kjær, Haby Sanou, Anders Ræbild, Jan Jensen, Jon Hansen] This study presents an evaluation of an irrigated "market garden” trial established with 3-month-old seedlings of baobab. The trial included offspring from 59 open-pollinated family lots from ten provenances and four bulked provenance sample lots. Leaf productivity and seedling growth were evaluated monthly from the third month after establishment. We found lowered leaf productivity during the dry season despite the plants being irrigated. We provide the first estimates of heritability for leaf production and growth of the species. We assumed that the families of seed from open-pollinated single trees consist of true half-sibs but also provided adjusted estimates assuming a high level of selfing. Differences among provenances and families within provenances were highly significant (p < 0.01) with respect to leaf productivity. Heritability estimates (adjusted and non-adjusted) for leaf productivity were moderate to low, predicting moderate genetic gain from selection. Strong genetic and phenotypic correlations were estimated between diameter and leaf production, indicating that simple selection for diameter can efficiently increase leaf production. The dry weight/fresh weight ratio was not significantly different among provenances or families within provenances. Based on the findings, we discuss how breeding can increase the total leaf production and its seasonal distribution. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 Baobab nationallicence Genetic gain nationallicence Genetic variation nationallicence Hedge system nationallicence Heritability nationallicence Leaf productivity nationallicence Korbo Adama Programme Ressources Forestières-CRRA/Sotuba, Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER), Rue Mohamed V, BP 258, Bamako, Mali aut Kjær Erik Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut Sanou Haby Programme Ressources Forestières-CRRA/Sotuba, Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER), Rue Mohamed V, BP 258, Bamako, Mali aut Ræbild Anders Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut Jensen Jan Plantning og Landskab, Landbocentret, Majsmarken 1, 7190, Billund, Denmark aut Hansen Jon Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut Tree Genetics & Genomes Springer-Verlag 9/3(2013-06-01), 779-793 1614-2942 9:3<779 2013 9 11295 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-013-0595-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-013-0595-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Korbo Adama Programme Ressources Forestières-CRRA/Sotuba, Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER), Rue Mohamed V, BP 258, Bamako, Mali aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kjær Erik Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sanou Haby Programme Ressources Forestières-CRRA/Sotuba, Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER), Rue Mohamed V, BP 258, Bamako, Mali aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ræbild Anders Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jensen Jan Plantning og Landskab, Landbocentret, Majsmarken 1, 7190, Billund, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hansen Jon Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Forest Genetics and Diversity, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Tree Genetics & Genomes Springer-Verlag 9/3(2013-06-01), 779-793 1614-2942 9:3<779 2013 9 11295 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer