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The ecology and genetics of fitness in forest plants. IV. Quantitative genetics of fitness components in Impatiens pallida (Balsaminaceae)
Author(s) -
Schoen Daniel J.,
Bell Graham,
Lechowicz Martin J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1994.tb15434.x
Subject(s) - biology , balsaminaceae , impatiens , germination , cotyledon , heritability , genetic variation , botany , quantitative genetics , tree breeding , pollen , selfing , greenhouse , woody plant , evolutionary biology , cultivar , genetics , gene , population , demography , sociology
Genetic and environmental variances were estimated for a number of characters in the annual plant Impatiens pallida by planting seed obtained through controlled crosses into their native field site or pots maintained in the greenhouse. Significant additive genetic variance was detected for three of 11 characters studied—germination date, cotyledon area, and date of first flower production. Significant dominance and/or maternal variance was found for seed weight, proportion of seeds germinating, cotyledon area, plant height, and number of leaves produced. Environmental variance was greater in the field compared with the greenhouse. Characters found to be under strong directional selection in a previous study showed no detectable additive genetic variance. While these populations exhibit conditions that in theory could contribute to the maintenance of genetic variation (limited pollen and seed dispersal distances and small‐scale variation for edaphic characteristics influencing plant growth), levels of additive genetic variance for most characters were not significantly different from zero.