Developing clones from field-grown coppice of Eucalyptus globulus by stem cuttings propagation

Abstract

Field-grown coppice shoots were harvested for stem cuttings from the stumps of 210 plus trees of Eucalyptus globulus on two sites in central Portugal. There was high variation between stumps in coppicing ability and in the initial survival and rooting of surviving cuttings under open mist. Rooted cuttings of high-rooting clones were established as potted mother plants in the nursery. Cuttings harvested from these plants had higher survival than coppice cuttings but, on average, comparable rooting ability of the survivors. Clone x mother plant type interactions were insignificant for survival but strong for rooting.