@article{article_1567038, title={Genetic Variation of Tilia tomentosa Moench Populations in Yenice of Karabük}, journal={Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={27}, pages={142–152}, year={2025}, DOI={10.24011/barofd.1567038}, author={Alan, Murat and Kumral, Rümeysa}, keywords={Gümüşi ıhlamur, üstün ağaç, kalıtım derecesi, ortak bahçe testi, fenotipik korelasyon}, abstract={Plus trees were selected from five populations (Camiyani, Kavaklı, Karakaya, Kayadibi and Kızılkaya) of silver linden (Tilia tomentosa), which has the broadest distribution of linden species in Karabük-Yenice as well as in Türkiye. An index including the number of flowers in an inflorescence, flower rate in the crown, and crown size were used to select plus trees. Seeds were collected from 53 of the 101 selected plus trees. The seeds of each plus tree were sown in the Gökçebey Forest Nursery area using a completely randomized plot design in a common garden test. Root collar diameter (mm) and height (cm) were measured on the seedlings for two consecutive years. No statistical difference was observed between the populations in root collar diameter and height traits in both years. However, the height difference between families (within the population) was statistically significant. For height, individual heritabilities in the first and second years were 0.13 and 0.29, and family mean heritabilities were 0.31 and 0.51, respectively. Phenotypic correlations between root collar diameter and height at the family level were 0.68 in the first year and 0.59 in the second year. This first study on silver linden revealed that seed transfer rules were not required for silver linden populations in Karabük-Yenice and that there was genetic variation among families for height traits. Silver linden, the broadest distribution in Türkiye and Karabuk-Yenice, is crucial for linden flower production and a mixture tree in forests. For sustainable forest management, further research on the species may be conducted.}, number={2}, publisher={Bartın Üniversitesi}, organization={Karabük Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi}