Populus common gardens used for PMI research
PMI has been using natural variants of P. trichocarpa from the GWAS (genome-wide association studies) panel that were clonally replicated in several common gardens including Clatskanie (OR), Boardman (OR), and Davis (CA). In addition, PMI has been leveraging the resources of ’52-124′ QTL P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides pseudo backcross pedigree at Westport (OR). These gardens were originally established by the BioEnergy Science Center and the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI).
| Location | Description | References |
|---|---|---|
| Clatskanie, OR | ~1,100 P. trichocarpa GWAS natural variants (3 replicates); total ~3,300 trees | Evans et al. 2014; Muchero et al. 2015; Simon et al. 2024; |
| Westport, OR | ~350 P. trichocarpa x P. deltoides pseudo-backcross QTL pedigree (3 replicates); total ~1,300 trees | Evans et al. 2014; Muchero et al. 2015; Simon et al. 2020 Simon et al. 2024; |
| Corvallis, OR | ~1,100 P. trichocarpa GWAS natural variants (3 replicates); total ~3,300 trees | Evans et al. 2014; Muchero et al. 2015; Simon et al. 2024; |
| Davis, CA | ~1,500 P. trichocarpa GWAS natural variants (3 replicates); total ~7,600 trees; with irrigation treatment | Muchero et al. 2015; Simon et al. 2024; |
| Blount County, TN | 8 genotypes of P. trichocarpa; 2 genotypes of P. deltoides | Argiroff et al. 2024 |
| Boardman, OR | ~1,100 P. trichocarpa GWAS natural variants; total ~3,300 trees; with irrigation treatment | Kristy et al., 2022 |