Growth Traits of Mixed-Age Provenance Trial Plantations of Pinus sibirica Du Tour. P.30–40

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https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2026-3-30-40

Abstract

Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica Du Tour) is the most important forest-forming species in the Siberian taiga. The research aimed at studying the age-related changes in the growth rates of Siberian pine trees (37- and 61-year-old) depending on their geographical origin. The work was carried out at the Izvestkovaya forest seed plantation located in the Educational and Experimental Forestry of the Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology in the suburban area of Krasnoyarsk. This territory belongs to the Central Siberian subtaiga forest steppe district according to the forest-growing zoning. We took the offspring of Biryusa, Shumikha (Krasnoyarsk territory), Cheremkhovo (Irkutsk region) and Chita (Zabaykalsky territory) origin. The average height of 37-year-old trees of different geographical origin was found to be ranged from 5.1 to 7.4 m – Shumikha and Cheremkhovo origin, respectively. The average height of 61-year-old trees ranged from 13.5 to 16.1 m – Shumikha and Cheremkhovo origin, respectively. Studies have shown that with the crown closure, the difference in tree heights decreases. Moreover, this is more intense for the height, and less so for the trunk diameter. There is a geographical variation in plant adaptation to the changing growing conditions. The calculated height reduction numbers ranged from 0.50 to 1.46 at the age of 37 and from 0.79 to 1.23 at the age of 61. The distribution of trees along the trunk diameter is more uniform. The local climatypes (Biryusa and Cheremkhovo) are promising for seed collection and creation of plantation crops with high growth intensity in these growing conditions. In order to harvest cuttings and grow grafted planting material for vegetative propagation, trees were selected based on such traits as growth intensity, crown shaping, and needle length. The most valuable trees are those that merge the following traits: Би-61 and Би-33 (Biryusa origin); Че-2, Че-17 and Че-51 (Cheremkhovo origin); and Чи-10 (Chita origin).

Acknowledgements: The research was carried out by the team of the scientific laboratory “Breeding of Woody Plants” on the topic “Breeding and Genetic Basis for the Formation of Target Plantations and the Sustainable Use of Wood Resources in the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Yenisei Siberia)” within the framework of the state assignment No. FEFE-2024-0013 as requested by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

Authors

Rimma N. Matveeva, Doctor of Agriculture, Prof.; ResearcherID: AAB-9159-2019, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3476-9622
Albina M. Pastuhova, Candidate of Agriculture, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: MGB-4138-2025, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0024-9925
Natalya A. Schenmaier*, Candidate of Agriculture, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: MGB-6622-2025, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-4412
Evgeniy A. Gromov, Laboratory Research Assistant; ResearcherID: MGB-6090-2025, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2034-5565
Alina V. Mantulinа, Postgraduate Student, Junior Research Scientist; ResearcherID: MGB-6073-2025, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-6633

Affiliation

Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, prosp. im. gazety “Krasnoyarskiy rabochiy”, 31, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 660037; matveevarn@yandex.ru, albinp@yandex.ru, schenmaier@yandex.ru*, nyamker@qmail.com, lina.mantulina@inbox.ru

Keywords

Siberian pine, Pinus sibirica Du Tour, geographical variation, growth dynamics, trunk diameter, tree height, reduction numbers, tree selection, tree origin, Siberian taiga

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Matveeva R.N., Pastuhova A.M., Schenmaier N.A., Gromov E.A., Mantulina A.V. Growth Traits of Mixed-Age Provenance Trial Plantations of Pinus sibirica Du Tour. Lesnoy Zhurnal = Russian Forestry Journal, 2026, no. 3, pp. 30–40. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2026-3-30-40

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