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Table 3 Additive, dominance, and epistatic genetic variances of observed traits in four full-sib clonal trials

From: Advantage of clonal deployment in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst)

Source

HT6 (dm)

HT12*(dm)

DBH12 (mm)

VOL12*(dm3)

Pilo12*(mm)

 

Est (SE)

%

Est (SE)

%

Est (SE)

%

Est (SE)

%

Est (SE)

%

Mean

26.6

 

67.2

 

82.1

 

22.7

 

19.2

 

\( {\upsigma}_A^2 \)

3.8 (1.2)

6.9

13.0 (4.6)

5.5

32.2 (18.6)

6.6

13.9 (4.5)

8.0

1.0 (0.9)

20.4

\( {\upsigma}_S^2 \)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.6 (6.6)

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.3 (0.4)

6.1

\( {\upsigma}_C^2 \)

3.3 (0.7)

6.0

15.9 (4.5)

6.8

26.3 (9.9)

5.4

6.6 (3.3)

3.8

0.6 (0.4)

12.2

\( {\upsigma}_{A\ast L}^2 \)

1.0 (0.3)

1.8

  

2.7 (2.6)

0.6

    

\( {\upsigma}_{SCA\ast L}^2 \)

0.0

0.0

  

3.4 (5.1)

0.7

    

\( {\upsigma}_{C\ast L}^2 \)

1.0 (0.3)

1.8

  

1.2 (4.6)

0.2

    

\( {\upsigma}_e^2 \)

46.2 (0.7)

83.4

206.7 (5.4)

87.8

419.3 (6.3)

86.2

154.2 (4.0)

88.2.0

3.0 (0.1)

61.2

Partitioning of genetic components of variances and their percentage ratios of the total genetic variance (\( {\hat{V}}_{\mathrm{G}} \))

  \( {\hat{V}}_{\mathrm{A}} \)

3.8 (1.2)

53.5

13 (4.6)

45.1

32.2 (18.6)

53.6

13.9 (4.5)

67.8

1.0 (0.9)

45.5

  \( {\hat{V}}_{\mathrm{D}} \)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6.4 (26.0)

10.6

0.0

0.0

1.2 (1.4)

54.5

  \( {\hat{V}}_{\mathrm{I}} \)

3.3 (0.7)

46.5

15.9 (4.5)

55.2

21.5 (13.7)

35.8

6.6 (3.6)

32.2

− 0.3 (0.7)

0.0

  \( {\hat{V}}_{\mathrm{G}} \)

7.1 (0.7)

100

28.9 (4.4)

100

60.1 (6.6)

100

20.5 (3.5)

100

1.9 (0.2)

100

  1. *The results were based on the single-site S1387. Standard errors for parameter estimates at zero are not available due to ASReml parameter restrictions