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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-08-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:54:07Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 revolti_pm_me_jabo.pdf: 1389852 bytes, checksum: 3ffa81aaef387c6331b09df93826122a (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o desempenho de 40 clones de eucalipto submetidos a dois regimes de irrigação em casa de vegetação: RI1 - plantas sem restrição hídrica e RI2 - plantas cuja irrigação foi suspensa até o aparecimento de sintomas iniciais de deficiência hídrica (murcha). As plantas do regime RI2, ao final do ciclo de suspensão da irrigação, foram irrigadas de forma que o solo atingisse 21% de água (v/v), o que correspondeu a aproximadamente a 60% da capacidade máxima de retenção de água pelo solo; após isto, a irrigação foi novamente suspensa, repetindo-se o ciclo. No decorrer do experimento, foram conduzidos seis ciclos de estresse hídrico. No início e ao final do experimento, foram avaliados o diâmetro do coleto, a altura, o número de folhas, a área foliar e a massa de matéria seca de folhas, caule e raízes e da parte aérea, bem como a relação raiz-parte aérea e a massa por área de folhas. Nos momentos de máximo estresse hídrico, foram avaliadas as seguintes características: teor relativo de clorofila total (UR), medida da eficiência quântica do fotossistema II (Fv/Fm), taxa de assimilação líquida (A), condutância estomática (gs), taxa de transpiração (E), eficiência intrínseca do uso da água (EUAintr=A/E) e eficiência instantânea do uso da água (EUAinst=A/gs). Ao final do experimento foi determinado o potencial hídrico foliar (Ψf) e o conteúdo relativo de água (CRA). O experimento foi estabelecido no delineamento de blocos casualizados, no esquema fatorial 40 x 2 (40 clones e 2 regimes de irrigação), com quatro repetições. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância (teste F) e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Scott-Knott a 5%. Procedeu-se ainda ao estudo da divergência genética entre os clones, a partir da distância Euclidiana média, aplicando-se o algoritmo de otimização de Tocher. Observou-se... / This work aiming to evaluate the performance of 40 clones of eucalyptus submitted to two irrigation regimes in a greenhouse: RI1 - plants without water restriction and RI2 - plants whose irrigation was suspended until the appearance of symptoms of water deficit. Plants of the RI2 regime at the end the cycle of irrigation suspension were irrigated until 60% of capacity retention water, after which irrigation was suspended again repeating the cycle. During the experiment were conducted six cycles of drought stress. At the beginning and end of the experiment, were analyzed the collar diameter, height, leaf number, leaf area and dry weight of leaves, stems, roots and shoots and ratio root-shoot and mass by leaf area. In the moment of maximum water stress were evaluated the following traits: the total chlorophyll content (UR), the quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm), rate of liquid assimilation (A), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration (E), intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEintr = A/E) and instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEinst = A/gs). At the end of the experiment was determined the leaf water potential (Ψf) and relative water content (RWC). The experiment was established in randomized blocks desigin in factorial scheme 40 x 2 (40 clones and two irrigation regimes), with four replications. The data were submitted to analysis of variance (F test) and the means compared by Scott-Knott test at 5%. The genetic divergence was obtained by Euclidean distance, applying the techniques of clustering by the Tocher optimization algorithm. All clones showed reductions in the values of traits under water limitation (RI2). Some clones showed better adjustment to the physiological and biometric traits under RI2. The clones 11, 16, 24 and 31 are more tolerant and the clones 1, 4, 5, 17 and 19 are the most sensitive to water deficiency, and are recommended for news studies of tolerance... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Rinaldo César de Paula / Banca: Pedro Luis da Costa Aguiar Alves / Banca: Susi Meire Maximino Leite / Resumo: O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o desempenho de 40 clones de eucalipto submetidos a dois regimes de irrigação em casa de vegetação: RI1 - plantas sem restrição hídrica e RI2 - plantas cuja irrigação foi suspensa até o aparecimento de sintomas iniciais de deficiência hídrica (murcha). As plantas do regime RI2, ao final do ciclo de suspensão da irrigação, foram irrigadas de forma que o solo atingisse 21% de água (v/v), o que correspondeu a aproximadamente a 60% da capacidade máxima de retenção de água pelo solo; após isto, a irrigação foi novamente suspensa, repetindo-se o ciclo. No decorrer do experimento, foram conduzidos seis ciclos de estresse hídrico. No início e ao final do experimento, foram avaliados o diâmetro do coleto, a altura, o número de folhas, a área foliar e a massa de matéria seca de folhas, caule e raízes e da parte aérea, bem como a relação raiz-parte aérea e a massa por área de folhas. Nos momentos de máximo estresse hídrico, foram avaliadas as seguintes características: teor relativo de clorofila total (UR), medida da eficiência quântica do fotossistema II (Fv/Fm), taxa de assimilação líquida (A), condutância estomática (gs), taxa de transpiração (E), eficiência intrínseca do uso da água (EUAintr=A/E) e eficiência instantânea do uso da água (EUAinst=A/gs). Ao final do experimento foi determinado o potencial hídrico foliar (Ψf) e o conteúdo relativo de água (CRA). O experimento foi estabelecido no delineamento de blocos casualizados, no esquema fatorial 40 x 2 (40 clones e 2 regimes de irrigação), com quatro repetições. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância (teste F) e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Scott-Knott a 5%. Procedeu-se ainda ao estudo da divergência genética entre os clones, a partir da distância Euclidiana média, aplicando-se o algoritmo de otimização de Tocher. Observou-se... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This work aiming to evaluate the performance of 40 clones of eucalyptus submitted to two irrigation regimes in a greenhouse: RI1 - plants without water restriction and RI2 - plants whose irrigation was suspended until the appearance of symptoms of water deficit. Plants of the RI2 regime at the end the cycle of irrigation suspension were irrigated until 60% of capacity retention water, after which irrigation was suspended again repeating the cycle. During the experiment were conducted six cycles of drought stress. At the beginning and end of the experiment, were analyzed the collar diameter, height, leaf number, leaf area and dry weight of leaves, stems, roots and shoots and ratio root-shoot and mass by leaf area. In the moment of maximum water stress were evaluated the following traits: the total chlorophyll content (UR), the quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm), rate of liquid assimilation (A), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration (E), intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEintr = A/E) and instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEinst = A/gs). At the end of the experiment was determined the leaf water potential (Ψf) and relative water content (RWC). The experiment was established in randomized blocks desigin in factorial scheme 40 x 2 (40 clones and two irrigation regimes), with four replications. The data were submitted to analysis of variance (F test) and the means compared by Scott-Knott test at 5%. The genetic divergence was obtained by Euclidean distance, applying the techniques of clustering by the Tocher optimization algorithm. All clones showed reductions in the values of traits under water limitation (RI2). Some clones showed better adjustment to the physiological and biometric traits under RI2. The clones 11, 16, 24 and 31 are more tolerant and the clones 1, 4, 5, 17 and 19 are the most sensitive to water deficiency, and are recommended for news studies of tolerance... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Tree growth influences forest community dynamics and responses to environmental variations, but currently is not well understood. Tree growth in highly diverse wet tropical forests have been well studied and characterised compared to the species-poor dry tropical forests. Thus, it is not clear if growth rates and community dynamics of dry forests are similar to those of wet forests, given the longer dry season, greater rainfall variability, more open canopy and lower number of species in dry forests. This thesis focuses on identifying important factors that influence tree diameter growth rates in the dry tropical forest at Mudumalai, southern India, and also compares growth patterns at this dry forest with those at moister forests. The thesis thus contributes towards closing the gap in understanding of tree growth patterns across the tropics. An initial analysis involving matrix-based population projections of four common canopy species at Mudumalai showed that variations in diameter growth have the potential to drastically modify population trajectories of dominant species. Thus the main focus of this thesis is aimed at identifying the important intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting growth in this dry forest, as this information could be useful for future management of the forest. The second important aim of the thesis was to find out if growth rates are influenced by different sets of factors in tropical dry versus moist forests. A large permanent 50ha plot vegetation monitoring plot was set up in 1988-89 in the Mudumalai dry deciduous forest, and was subsequently monitored annually by staff of the Centre for Ecological Sciences. Data used in this thesis represent a 12-year interval between 1988 and 2000. Girth measurements were obtained from all woody tree stems ≥1cm in diameter every four years during this 12 year interval, which provided three census intervals of diameter increment data on >13,000 trees. For the comparison between dry and moist deciduous forests, data were obtained from a similar large plot maintained and monitored at the Barro Colorado Island (BCI) in Panama. Influences of the intrinsic factors, tree size, individual identity, species identity and growth form, were examined using t-tests, Wilcoxon signed ranks tests, linear regressions, analysis of variance (ANOVA), principal components analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. Among the intrinsic factors tested, species identity explained approximately 20% of growth rates at the community level, while tree diameter explained less of growth variation, and growth form had a minor influence on growth. Growth rates also were examined for variations across the three census intervals, and for relationships with rainfall and survival from fire. Statistical tests included t-tests, Wilcoxon and other non-parametric sign tests, logistic regression and ANOVA. Most species and individuals showed significant reductions of growth in the second census interval (1992-1996), and growth rates of most trees were positively related to rainfall. Growth rate variations generally were not related to survival from fire, and few species were capable of escaping fire mortality by fast growth. Spatial environmental influences were tested in the commonest fifteen species, using five habitat categories, local elevation, slope, aspect, and the biotic neighbourhood variables of local conspecific and heterospecific density. Statistical tests included analysis of covariance, multiple linear regression and redundancy analysis. The tests were quadrat-based or individual-based, and species' growth responses were tested at different levels of distance and spatial scale. Topographic features and habitat categories had ephemeral effects on species growth. Only the most dominant species, Lagerstroemia microcarpa, showed consistent conspecific neighbour density effects. Redundancy analysis using a subset of common species and environmental factors did not reveal common growth responses to spatial environmental factors. Comparison of factors influencing growth at Mudumalai versus at BCI using multiple factor ANOVA and multiple linear regressions showed a similar influence of temporal variation at the two sites, but stronger and more widespread influence of tree size (diameter) at BCI. The greater influence of tree size at BCI may be related to greater light limitation in this dense moist forest. Spatial environmental factors had weak influences at both plots. Species were less differentiated from each other at the more diverse BCI plot compared to the relatively species-poor Mudumalai plot, suggesting that species' growth niches may be weakly related to diversity across tropical forests. Overall the results showed that among the factors tested species identity and census intervals were the most important influences on diameter growth at the Mudumalai dry deciduous forest. Tree diameter was less important and less consistent in affecting growth at the Mudumalai dry forest, contrary to expectations based on moist tropical forests where this relationship has been established previously. When comparing Mudumalai and BCI, the relative importance of different factors was different at the two sites, and the most important difference was a dominant influence of light limitation at the wetter forest in Panama. In terms of management applications, this study showed that fires at Mudumalai might be an inescapable source of mortality for many vulnerable species, and improved fire management is crucial for long term survival of species in this dry forest. At a larger scale, light and other environmental variables were found to influence growth differently at Mudumalai compared to BCI. This suggests that location-specific responses may be important for projections of tree biomass and carbon sequestration, especially under future climatic change scenarios.

Forest species determination from satellite data Abstract Examining the species composition of forests from satellite imagery is constantly evolving. The new ways of exploring forests from the satellites make it easier for foresters to maintain a more accurate and up-to-date overview of the state of forests. In this work, the research was made on the forests in the cadastral territories of Osvětimany and Buchlovice in the Chřiby Mountains in the Czech Republic. In this work, data from the Landsat-8 satellite from three seasons and the Maximum Likelihood Classification method were used. The reference maps were used as reference data. The method of work consists in the fact that 6 frames were classified with the help of training sets using Maximum Likehood Classification. Subsequently, the pixels which were at least 4 times out of 6 ranked in the same class after the classification were selected. Based on these pixels, artificial training sets were calculated for each of the 6 frames, and they were used for another classification with the expectation of better results. The accuracy of the individual classification frames was verified by an error matrix on the crop maps. Keywords: remote sensing, forest canopy, forest tree types, forestry map

Forest species determination from satellite data Abstract This thesis examines the species composition of forests from satellite images using the pixel classification. The research was done on 24 forest locations in The Ustecký Region, The Karlovarský Region, The Plzeňský Region and The Central Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic. In this thesis, data from the Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 satellites from summer season and the Random Forest Classifier method were used. The layer of species composition of forests from map portal LhpoMap was used as reference data. The method of work consisted of a broad literature search to select the most favourable classifier and to choose the most advantageous input parameter values to achieve the highest overall accuracy of the classification. The practical part was focused on creating a software classification process. The accuracy of the individual image values was verified using matrix errors. Based on the literature search, the Random Forest classifier was used to classify the images. Parameter values were used for the Gini criterion, 500 decision trees, and the other parameters were left with default values. The entire classification process was performed in ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro software using Python programming language with the help of the sklearn.ensemble module...

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A grande biodiversidade nas florestas tropicais, a elevada exploração de florestas e as poucas espécies estudadas do ponto de vista genético levaram a este estudo que é essencial para o manejo sustentável e a conservação genética de espécies, sendo importante no controle da redução da diversidade genética natural permitindo que as espécies se mantenham vivas e reprodutivas ao longo dos tempos. Entre as diversas espécies arbóreas brasileiras submetidas a práticas de manejo, tem-se a candeia (Eremanthus erythropappus). Os objetivos foram quantificar e comparar a variabilidade genética intrapopulacional e sistema de reprodução de candeia e antes e após o manejo, através da técnica de eletroforese de isoenzimas em uma população natural de candeia. Para as progênies as heterozigosidades observadas foram altas 0,357 e 0,423 e heterozigosidades esperadas 0,403 e 0,425. Para os adultos foram 0,299 e 0,399. A porcentagem dos locos polimórficos variou de 76 a 100% entre progênies e adultos. O número de alelos por loco variou de 2,3 nos adultos e 2,57 em progênies antes e após o manejo. Nas progênies não houve diferença significativa entre estes valores indicando que a população encontra-se em EHW, tal fato pode ser comprovado pelo índice de fixação significativamente igual a zero (0,112 e 0,005) antes e após manejo, respectivamente. Os resultados do sistema de reprodução foram: taxa de cruzamento alta na análise antes (0,963) e pós manejo (0,967) indicando que a espécie é de reprodução mista; ocorreram cruzamentos entre aparentados tanto na população antes do manejo como na pós manejo, com estimativas entre 3 e 5%; as estimativas da correlação de autofecundação ( s rˆ ) foi alta nas duas populações (0,188 e 0,179), sendo ambas significativas, sugerindo que os indivíduos de autofecundação encontram-se aleatoriamente distribuídos nas progênies não existindo a tendência de algumas progênies apresentarem mais indivíduos de autofecundação do que outros. A correlação de paternidade foi significativamente diferente de zero (0,414 e 0,368), sugerindo que uma parte das progênies de cruzamentos foi gerada pelo mesmo parental materno e paterno, indicando haver a presença de cruzamentos biparentais dentro das populações. As estimativas do número médio de indivíduos polinizadores efetivos por árvore, foram baixas, em torno de 2 a 3 polinizadores por árvore. O sistema misto tem implicações na estimativa do tamanho efetivo de variância (Ne(v)), os valores estimados para este parâmetro foram de 1,99 e 2,08 para população antes do manejo e posterior ao manejo, respectivamente. O valor estimado para o coeficiente de coancestria dentro das progênies antes do manejo (0,229) e posteriores ao manejo (0,222) foram superiores em 83,2% e 77,6% ao esperado em progênies de meios-irmãos (0,125). O tamanho efetivo de endogamia foi de 178,4, 51 e 49 indivíduos em adultos, progênies antes e após o manejo, respectivamente. Os resultados indicam forte estrutura genética espacial na população, com árvores próximas até 200 m apresentando algum grau de parentesco, com 95% de probabilidade. Estes resultados indicam que a espécie é passível de manejo e que este não afetou a diversidade nesta geração. / The great biodiversity in the tropical forests, high level of forest exploitation and the few arboreal species which have been studied from the genetic point of view led to this study that is essential for the sustained handling and the genetic conservation of the species. They are important in controlling the natural genetic diversity reduction thus allowing the species to be alive and reproduce, in time. Among the various Brazilian arboreal species submitted to the handling practice there is the candeia (Eremanthus erythropappus). The objectives have been of quantifying and comparing the intrapopulational genetic variability and the mating system of candeia and before and after the allozyme electrophoresis technique has been applied in a natural population of candeia two different times (before and after the handling). In the progenies, the observed heterozigosity was high (0,357 and 0,423) and expected heterozogosity (0,403 and 0,425).For the adults the results were (0,299 and 0,399). The percentage of the polymorphic loci varied from 76 % to 100% among progenies and adults. The number of alleles per loci varied from 2,3 in adults and 2,57 in progenies before and after the handling. In the progenies there was no significant difference between those values indicating that the population is in.HWE. That fact can be proven by the fixation index significantly equal to zero (0,112 and 0,005) before and after handling, respectively. The results of the reproduction system were: the crossing rate was high in the analysis that was done before (0,963) and in the one that was done after the handling ( 0,967). The estimates of the self-fertilization correlation were high in the two populations (0,188 and 0,179), and both were significant suggesting that the selffertilization individuals are distributed at random in the progenies and there is no tendency of some progenies to present more individuals of self fertilization than others. The paternity correlation was significantly different from zero (0,414 and 0,368), suggesting that a part of the progenies of crossings were bred by the same maternal and paternal begetter thus indicating that there was the presence of biparental crossings within the populations. The mixed system is involved in the average effective number variance (Ne(v), the estimated values for that parameter were of 1,99 and 2,08 for the population before the handling and after the handling, respectively. The estimated value of the coefficient of coancestry within the progenies before the handling ( 0,229) and after the handling (0,222) were superior in 83,2% and 77,6% than the expected in progenies of half-sib (0,125).The effective size of inbreeding was of 178,4, 51 and 49 individuals in adults, progenies before and after the handling, respectively. The results indicate a strong spatial autocorrelation analysis in the population, with trees next to each other as far as approximately 200 m presenting some degree of relationship, with 95% of probability. Those results indicate that the species is unresistant to handling and that did not affect the diversity in this generation and future works must be considered to assure the sustainability of the handling that is done from the genetic point of view.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-02-15Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:13:01Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 mendes_hsj_me_jabo.pdf: 731818 bytes, checksum: c05e33da45557d9dcf34ed4a5e86509b (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do suprimento de potássio no desempenho de clones de eucalipto submetidos a duas condições de disponibilidade hídrica em casa de vegetação utilizando características biométricas e fisiológicas. Cinco genótipos de eucalipto foram submetidos a dois níveis de adubação potássica (K0 – sem complementação potássica e K1 – adição de 166 mg.dm-3 de K) e a dois regimes de irrigação (RI1 – irrigação diária, até o solo atingir 60% dos poros preenchidos com água (PPA), ou seja, plantas sem restrição hídrica, e RI2 - plantas irrigadas até o solo atingir 60% PPA, com posterior suspensão da irrigação, até o aparecimento de sintomas iniciais de deficiência hídrica). Foram conduzidos sete ciclos de suspensão de irrigação, sendo a quantidade de água reposta em cada vaso determinada pelo método gravimétrico. No início e ao final do experimento, foram avaliados o diâmetro do coleto, a altura, o número de folhas, a área foliar e a massa de matéria seca de folhas, caule, raízes, da parte aérea e total. Nos momentos de máximo estresse hídrico, foram avaliadas as seguintes características fisiológicas: teor relativo de clorofila total (ICC), medida da eficiência quântica do fotossistema II (Fv/Fm), taxa de assimilação líquida (A), condutância estomática (gs), taxa de transpiração (E), eficiência intrínseca do uso da água (EUAintr=A/E), eficiência instantânea do uso da água (EUAinst=A/gs), conteúdo relativo de água (CRA) e, ao final do experimento foi determinado o potencial hídrico foliar ( f). O experimento foi estabelecido no delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 5 x 2 x 2 (5 genótipos, 2 regimes de irrigação e 2 níveis de adubação potássica), com cinco repetições por tratamento. As médias de tratamentos foram comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade... / The present study aimed to evaluate the supply potassium effect on the performance of the five eucalypt clones subjected to two water availability conditions in greenhouse from biometric and physiological traits. Five eucalypt genotypes were subjected to two levels of potassium supply (K0 – no potassium supplementation and K1 – addition of 166 mg dm-3 K) and two irrigation regimes (RI1- daily irrigation until the soil reaches 60% of pores filled with water (PFW), that is plants no water restriction, and RI2 – plants watered until the soil reaches 60% (PFW), with subsequent water suspension until the appearance of early water stress symptoms). Seven cycles of irrigation suspension were conducted, and the amount water replaced in each pot was determined by gravimetric method. At the beginning and the end of the experiment, were measured the collar diameter, height, leaf number, leaf area and dry weight mass of leaves, stems, roots, aerial parts and total. In the moment of maximum water stress were evaluated the following physiological traits: the chlorophyll content index (CCI), the quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm), net assimilation rate (A), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration (E), intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEintr = A/E) and instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEinst = A/gs), relative water content (RWC) and at the end of the experiment was determined the leaf water potential ( f). The design experiment was established in the randomized blocks in factorial scheme 5 x 2 x 2 (5 genotypes, two irrigation regimes and two levels of potassium supplies), with five replicates. The treatment means were compared by Tukey test at 5% probability. Eucalypt clones present reduction in the biometric and physiological traits values under water limitations. For the physiological traits, the potassium supply caused effect reduction of the water stress. To the biometric... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Rinaldo Cesar de Paula / Banca: Dilermando Perecin / Banca: Miguel Luiz Menezes Freitas / Resumo: Com o objetivo de avaliar a eficiência da seleção precoce e tamanho ótimo de parcelas em Eucalyptus spp., foram usados dados de dois testes clonais avaliados quanto ao crescimento em altura (ALT), diâmetro à altura do peito (DAP) e volume individual de madeira (VOL) aos 25, 50 e 72 meses de idade. O delineamento experimental nos dois testes clonais foi o de blocos casualizados, com 30 tratamentos (clones), seis repetições, sendo um deles com seis plantas por parcelas (teste clonal 1) e o outro com 10 plantas (teste clonal 2). Foram obtidas as estimativas de coeficiente de determinação genotípico e de correlações genotípicas entre os caracteres nas idades juvenis e na idade de rotação. Para verificar a viabilidade da aplicação da seleção precoce foi simulada a seleção de 30% dos clones nas idades juvenis e na idade de rotação, para cada um dos caracteres e idades avaliadas, obtendo-se as estimativas de ganhos com a seleção direta e indireta. Para verificar o tamanho de parcelas, foi utilizado o coeficiente de repetibilidade calculado através dos métodos: Análise de Variância, dos Componentes Principais e o de Análise Estrutural, os dois últimos calculados através da matriz de correlação. Houve diferenças significativas entre os clones avaliados nos dois experimentos para todos os caracteres e idades. Com os resultados obtidos, recomenda-se a seleção precoce sobre DAP praticada em torno de dois anos de idade. O uso de seis repetições constituídas de pelo menos quatro plantas por parcela e a avaliação em apenas uma idade proporciona coeficiente de determinação superior a 80%. / Abstract: Aiming evaluate the Eucalyptus spp. early selection efficiency and optimum size of plots, were used data of height, diameter at breast height and individual wood volume evaluated in two clonal tests at 25, 50, and 72 months old. The experimental design in both clonal tests was randomized blocks, using 30 treatments (clones), 6 replications, at 3.0 x 3.0m spacing and linear plots, and one of them with 6 plants per plot (clonal test 1) and the other with 10 plants (clonal test 2). Variance analysis to each trait and age was done to each experiment. The estimates of genotypic determination coefficient and the correlation between the early and mature age traits were obtained. To check the viability of early selection, was simulated the selection in young and mature age, adopting 30% of selection to each one of the traits and ages evaluated, estimating the gains by the direct and indirect selection. To check the size of plots, we used the repeatability coefficient calculated by the methods: Analysis of Variance, and the Principal Components of Structural Analysis, the last two calculated through the matrix of correlation. There were significant differences among clones evaluated in the two experiments to all traits and ages. From the results obtained is suggested the practice of early selection from 2 years old age to eucalyptus clonal tests. The use of six replications consisting of at least four plants per plot and evaluation at one age provides a coefficient of determination more than 80%. / Mestre