Abstract
Eighteen Korean white pine (P. koraiensis S. et Z.) families were tested in 3 different regions from age 5 to 9. Family and site were significant sources of variation for seedling survival and field growth, whereas the effects of family x site interaction ware relatively small as compared with the former sources of variation. Variance components estimated from the separate and combined sites indicated that the most variabilities were associated with individual trees within plot. Family ${\times}$ site interaction components as a percentage of family variance decreased sharply with age. Heritability estimates varied with testing site and tree age. Combined analyses, however, showed a moderate change in heritability with increasing tree ages, and demonstrated high and stable trends of estimates, particularly in family heritabilities of tree height ($h_F{^2}=0.789-0.798$). The gains estimated from combined analysis have expected maximum or near-maximum efficiencies at age 6 or 7. Given equal intensity of selection, mass selection showed the most efficient gains within and across the sites. However, for the differences between mass and combined selections are small, selection made on the combination of family and within-family would be more effective in improving genetic gains. Indirect selection method indicated that 5-and 6-years height were all good predictors of 9-year-old height with little loss of relative efficiency (less than 10%) as compared with direct family selection at age 9. Phenotypic and genetic correlations computed on the basis of family mean values of height and diameter have shown predominantly high, positive, and statistically significant (1% level) relationships between all tested pairs of traits, which indicates that family growth maintained statistically consistent trends with age. The best families are those that maintained a stable superiority overall sites and ages in growth performance, therefore, it can be suggested that early identification of superior families at age 9 is feasible at age 5 or 6 in Pinus koraiensis S. et Z.
잣나무(Pinus koraiensis S. et Z.)의 풍매차대검정림(風媒次代檢定林)을 충북(忠北) 영동군(永同郡), 경기(京畿) 광주군(廣州郡) 및 가평군(加平郡)의 3개(個) 지역(地域)에 조성(造成)하고, 묘목(苗木)의 생존율(生存率)과 산지(山地) 5개년(個年) 동안(5년생(年生)-9년생(年生))의 수고(樹高) 및 근원경(根元徑) 생장(生長)을 조사(調査)하였다. 산지식재(山地植栽) 후(後) 묘목(苗木)의 생존율(生存率)과 생장(生長)은 가계(家系)와 식재지(植栽地)에 따라 큰 차(差)를 나타내었다. 생장(生長)의 변이(變異)를 나타내는 가장 큰 분산요인(分散要因)은 plot내(內)의 개체목(個體木) 간(間)에 있음을 알 수 있었으며 가계분산(家系分散)에 대한 Family ${\times}$ Site 상호작용(相互作用)의 분산비(分散比)는 수령(樹齡)이 증가함에 따라 현저히 감소하였다. 유전력(遺專力)은 지역(地域)과 수령(樹齡)에 따라 차(差)를 나타내었으나 Combined analysis에 의한 수고(樹高)의 가계유전력(家系遺傳力)($h_F{^2}=0.789-0.798$)은 높고 안정(安定)된 경향(傾向)을 보여주었다. 선발(選拔)에 의한 개량효과(改良效果)는 가계선발(家系選拔)과 가계내(家系內) 개체선발(個體選拔)을 동시(同時)에 실시(實施)하는 Combined selection에 의하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 여겨진다. 가계선발(家系選拔)의 경우, 5, 6년생(年生)에서의 간접선발(間接選拔)은 9 년생(年生)에서의 직접선발(直接選拔)에 비(比)하여 90% 이상(以上)의 상대효율(相對效率)을 얻을 수 있었으므로 조기선발(早期選拔)의 가능성(可能性)을 나타내었고, 5년생(年生)부터 9년생(年生)까지의 Age-age correlation을 구해본 결과 표현형(表現型) 및 유전상관(遺專相關) 모두 고도(高度)의 유의성(有意性)을 인정(認定)할 수 있었다.