ESTIMATION OF THE MATING SYSTEM OF Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden at Cambage PROGENY

Abstract

Eucalyptus benthamii is an important species used in monoclonal and hybrid forest plantations around the world. Few natural populations of the species remain, and as such it has been placed on the list of endangered species. We sampled 111 seeds of Eucalyptus benthamii from nine progenies across two provenances (Candói - two progenies; Vale do Corisco - seven progenies). Samples were genotyped using 19 microsatellite loci. A high number of alleles (from 80 to 114) were found in the studied progenies.