Hello everyone!!

Today, I will talk about of a article that I think that is interesting; this paper is entitled “Genetic parameters for early growth and biomass traits of Pinus radiata D. Don under different water regimes”.

The author of this article talks about  the genetic improvement in Chile, in this study he says of that this topic in our country ever has been focused towards  the improvement of some morphological characteristic in the trees, for example: volume, form and wood density, but he believes that it would be useful to know the different genetic parameters that determine to an individual, since it would allow to have knowledge on who would be the best individuals, for thus be able doing an early election more efficient.
The author for to show the importance of  knowing the genetic parameters in the plants,  did a experiment during five months old where two groups of seedlings  P. radiata were treated differently: the first with a good watering (GW) and the second with a high  water stress level (WS).
In this case, the results of this study  concluded that the characteristics of the height and root collar diameter of the seedlings would be useful, for example,  to in indirect selection of individuals that it must have a high drought tolerance because these characteristics have a high rate of heritability.
I liked a lot this article, because I think that the genetic improvement is an interesting area of study although very complex, honestly I believe that  knowledge of this subject is essential for our professional future.
The genetic improvement is a topic useful and helpful for the economic sphere of the country, although it's more within the reach of large corporations by how costly that is, but it's a recoverable investment.
If you want to read this article in more detail, the link to the website is:file:///C:/Users/alumno/Downloads/Espinoza_et_al_2013b_SG.pdf

"See you" next week!!

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