Maternal effects should be considered in the establishment of forestry plantations

dc.contributor.authorVivas, Maria
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorSlippers, Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-30T13:22:19Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractBreeding strategies for plants focus on the genetic influence on their phenotypes. However, the phenotype is not only the outcome of the genotype or the environmental conditions under which plants grow. It is important to also recognise that the maternal environment has a significant effect on the phenotype of the offspring. These maternal effects represent a transgenerational form of phenotypic plasticity, transmitted to the progeny without modifications in the DNA sequence. These can influence the development, disease and pest resistance, and fitness of the offspring and subsequent development of the mature plant. In this review, we define and synthesize current understanding of maternal effects in plant reproduction and discuss evidence for the role of these effects in plants and more specifically in trees utilised for plantation forestry. We highlight the implications of the maternal environment in the management of forestry seed orchards and discuss approaches to study maternal effects in order to enhance the productivity of forestry plantations.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_ZA
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2021-03-15
dc.description.librarianhj2020en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe University of Pretoria, members of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme and the Genome Research Institute at the University of Pretoria. M. Vivas received a post-doctoral grant from the Claude Leon Foundation.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/forecoen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVivas, M., Wingfield, M.J. & Slippers, B. 2020, 'Maternal effects should be considered in the establishment of forestry plantations', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 460, art. 117909, pp. 1-8.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1872-7042 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117909
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/73870
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Forest Ecology and Management. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequent published in Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 460, art. 117909, pp. 1-8, 2020. doi : 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117909.en_ZA
dc.subjectEpigenetic changesen_ZA
dc.subjectForestry seed orchardsen_ZA
dc.subjectFungal microbiomesen_ZA
dc.subjectMaternal environmental effectsen_ZA
dc.subjectPhenotypic plasticityen_ZA
dc.subjectResistanceen_ZA
dc.titleMaternal effects should be considered in the establishment of forestry plantationsen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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