Ĭambial age explained the highest proportion of the ring to ring variation in all variables. Correlations with climate variables were examined, after the extraction of the effect of cambial age. įour data sets comprising ring width and density of half- and full-sib radiata pine families were used. This study examined these correlations for different radiata pine genotypes and aimed at detecting potential genotype by climate interactions. The correlation between tree ring width and density and short-term climate fluctuations may be a useful tool for predicting response of wood formation process to long-term climate change.
