Provenance variation and seed sourcing for sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) in France
Sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) provenance variation was assessed in a multisite test based on traits of economic and ecological relevance in France. While climatic drivers generated genetic clines at a range-wide scale, provenance variation in France was mainly shaped by past silvicultural regimes. We developed a multitrait approach to facilitate decision-making for seed sourcing. A set of provenance clusters is proposed, supporting recommendations for plantation programmes.
Keywords
Quercus petraea; Provenance; Climate; Classification methods; Seed sourcing
Publication
Girard, Q., Ducousso, A., de Gramont, C.B. et al. Provenance variation and seed sourcing for sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) in France. Annals of Forest Science 79, 27 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-022-01140-0
Data and/or Code availability
The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are described in a companion Data Paper, also published in Annals of Forest Science (2022), and are available in the Data INRAE repository, https://doi.org/10.15454/838U9L
Handling Editor
Ricardo Alia