Investigation of the genetic origin of monument - tree The Witch Tree (Picea abies) In Rambynas Regional Park

Buchovska, Jurata; Danusevičius, Darius; Kembrytė, Rūta

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Investigation of the genetic origin of monument - tree The Witch Tree (Picea abies) In Rambynas Regional Park

Type of publication

Tezės kitame recenzuojamame leidinyje / Theses in other peer-reviewed publication (T1e)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Buchovska, Jurata	Miško mokslų katedra	LT
Danusevičius, Darius	Miško mokslų katedra	LT
Kembrytė, Rūta	Miško mokslų katedra	LT

Title

Investigation of the genetic origin of monument - tree The Witch Tree (Picea abies) In Rambynas Regional Park

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Is part of

Smart Bio : ICSB 3rd international conference, 02-04 May 2019, Kaunas, Lithuania : abstract book / Vytautas Magnus university. Panevėžys : UAB "Reklamos forma", 2019, Nr. 3

Date Issued

Date
2019

Publisher

Panevėžys : Reklamos forma

Is Referenced by

Extent

p. 167-167

URI

URI
http://icsb.vdu.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ABSTRACT-BOOK-ICSB-2019-ISSN.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/93061

Field of Science

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

The Witch tree consists of several different genotypes (seedlings) created by debarking them and binding together so allowing the stems to fuse the cambiums info a single stem at a later age. About the Witch tree, it is a ca. 200 years old Norway spruce tree distinguishing by the large number of mature stems (˃12); located in western Lithuania, near Šilutė in Rambynas Regional Park. We sampled wood for DNA extraction from each the 12 stems of Witch tree and used 2 trees of Picea abies from Bubliškes park as controls. The research was carried out at Vytautas Magnus university Agriculture academy laboratory of Forest genetics. 10 polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci were used to assess the genetic identity of each of the 12 stems of the Witch tree. The alleles were scored on capillary electrophoresis with ABI310. The DNA test showed that the 12 stems possess identical alleles at all 10 loci. This indicates that all 12 stems of the Witch tree belong to the same genotype, individual tree.