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Table. 3 Trial mean, additive variance, narrow-sense heritability \( \left( {{{\widehat{h}}^2}} \right) \) and significance of additive variance from zero, dominance ratio \( \left( {{{\widehat{d}}^2}} \right) \) and significance of family variance from zero, percentage coefficient of additive variation \( (\%\mathrm{C}\overset{\frown}{\mathrm{V}}\mathrm{add}) \) and inter-site additive genetic correlation \( \left( {{{\widehat{r}}_{\mathrm{a}}}} \right) \)

From: Assessing genetic variation to improve stem straightness in Eucalyptus globulus

Trait

Site

Mean

Additive variance

\( {{\widehat{h}}^2} \)

\( {{\widehat{d}}^2} \)

\( \%\mathrm{C}\overset{\frown}{\mathrm{V}}\mathrm{add} \)

\( {{\widehat{r}}_{\mathrm{a}}} \)

Stem deviation (mm, log10-transformed)

Boolarra

0.937 (0.043)

0.013 (0.006)

0.22 (0.11)***

0.36 (0.33) ns

12.2

1.10 (0.25)***

Condah

0.930 (0.016)

0.026 (0.006)

0.49 (0.10)***

0.01 (0.17) ns

17.3

 

Straightness score (1 to 6)

Boolarra

4.63 (0.25)

0.31 (0.18)

0.19 (0.11)**

0.31 (0.31) ns

12.1

1.07 (0.21)***

Condah

4.38 (0.13)

0.65 (0.19)

0.33 (0.09)***

0.27 (0.23) ns

18.5

 

DBH5—all trees (mm)

Boolarra

150 (3)

90 (35)

0.12 (0.05)**

0.25 (0.17)*

6.3

0.67 (0.20)***

Condah

127 (3)

49 (12)

0.17 (0.04)***

0.08 (0.08) ns

5.5

 

DBH5—selected trees (mm)

Boolarra

164 (3)

149 (50)

0.38 (0.12)***

0.31 (0.33) ns

7.4

0.67 (0.20)***

Condah

134 (3)

46 (14)

0.26 (0.08)***

0.17 (0.18) ns

5.1

 

DBH9 (mm)

Boolarra

265 (8)

856 (208)

0.62 (0.12)***

0.00 (0.00) ns

11.1

0.77 (0.15)***

Condah

223 (7)

257 (60)

0.39 (0.08)**

0.27 (0.19)*

7.2

 
  1. Standard errors are shown in parenthesis. Stem deviation and straightness score were assessed at age 9 years and diameter at breast height (DBH) was assessed at age 5 (DBH5) and age 9 (DBH9) years. Trials were selectively thinned for straighter and larger stems at age 5
  2. ns not significant
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001