HEREDABILIDAD Y VALOR GENÉTICO (REML/BLUP) EN GENOTIPOS DE UN EUCALIPTO TOLERANTE A LA SEQUÍA, EN EL NORTE DE CHILE

ABSTRACT Few species of Eucalyptus are considered useful for forestation in arid zones. Eucalyptus cladocalyx is one of them, and it has been regarded in inter-specific hybrid programs for improvement characteristics like drought tolerance. 49 half-sib families from six populations were evaluated 30 months after the plantations in two localities of Chilean semiarid: Caracas and Tunga. Each trial was a randomized complete blocks design, with single tree plots and 30 blocks. Variance components were estimated by restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method in a mixed linear model. Predicted genet...