COMPORTAMIENTO DE PROCEDENCIAS DE Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wendl. EN LA REGIÓN DE COQUIMBO, CHILE

ABSTRACT Fourteen Acacia saligna provenance were evaluated based on the growth at 15 months of age in two sites of northern Chile. Type B genetic correlations were estimated to examine the genotype x environment interaction (G x E) of total height, mean canopy diameter and basal diameter. Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) method was used to calculate the variance components. Genetic correlation values were moderate (ΓpB = 0,46) to low (ΓpB = 0,27 y 0,17) in total height, and basal diameter and mean diameter of tree canopy, respectively, indicating high G x E interactions. There was signif...