Publication Date:
1989-07-01
Description:
The leaf oil terpene composition of mountain hemlock (sugamertensiana (Bong) Carr.) from eight central–coastal, three interior, and three southern populations was determined. High intra- but low inter-population variation was found. No significant elevational differences were recorded. Most trees from the southern populations had lower car-3-ene and higher α-pinene and β-phellandrene percentages than those from northern locations. Interior populations did not differ extensively from coastal populations. Owing to the high tree-to-tree variability, putative hybridization of mountain hemlock with western hemlock would be difficult to detect by leaf oil terpene analysis.
Print ISSN:
0045-5067
Electronic ISSN:
1208-6037
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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