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Genetically-based resistance of balsam fir (Pinaceae) to damage from the balsam twig aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2016

Sara Edwards ,
Linley K. Jesson ,
Dan Quiring ,
Yuhui Weng ,
Rob Johns  and
Yill Sung Park
Sara Edwards*
Affiliation:
Population Ecology Group, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada
Linley K. Jesson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada
Dan Quiring
Affiliation:
Population Ecology Group, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada
Yuhui Weng
Affiliation:
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Kingsclear Forestry Nursery, Island View, New Brunswick, E3E 1G3, Canada
Rob Johns
Affiliation:
Population Ecology Group, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, Canada
Yill Sung Park
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Canadian Wood Fiber Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3G 5P7, Canada
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: sara.edwards@unb.ca).
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Abstract

We evaluated the effect of tree genotype on the resistance of balsam fir, Abies balsamea (Linnaeus) Miller (Pinaceae), to damage from the balsam twig aphid, Mindarus abietinus Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae), by visually assessing aphid damage in clonal seed orchards located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada, during four consecutive years. Estimates of clone mean heritability were moderate, suggesting that heritability of resistance is influenced by genetic factors. In New Brunswick, positive phenotypic and genetic correlations of clone-mean damage among years indicate that clones rank similarly each year. Our results suggest that selectively breeding for increased resistance could result in genetic gains.

Type
Physiology, Biochemistry, Development, and Genetics
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 148 , Issue 4 , August 2016 , pp. 426 - 433
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2016 

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Subject editor: Jon Sweeney

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