Tree improvement programs often focus on improving productivity-related traits; however,
under present climate change scenarios, climate change-related (adaptive) traits should …

Tree improvement programs usually consist of multiple breeding populations that target
different climatic or ecological regions. Parent breeding material normally originates from …

Tree improvement programs select genotypes for faster growth, at both early and late
stages, to increase yields over unimproved material, and the improvement is frequently …

Because climate has the greatest effect in determining the genetic structure of forest tree
species, climatic variables with large effects on growth and survival need to be identified …

Background Genomic selection (GS) may improve selection response over conventional
pedigree-based selection if markers capture more detailed information than pedigrees in …

Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to climate is of paramount importance for
preserving and managing genetic diversity in plants in a context of climate change. Yet, this …

With climate change, increasingly intense and frequent drought episodes will be affecting
water availability for boreal tree species, prompting tree breeders and forest managers to …

Climate is the primary driver of the distribution of tree species worldwide, and the potential
for adaptive evolution will be an important factor determining the response of forests to …

Background Genomic prediction (GP) and genome-wide association (GWA) analyses are
currently being employed to accelerate breeding cycles and to identify alleles or genomic …

Marker-assisted selection holds promise for highly influencing tree breeding, especially for
wood traits, by considerably reducing breeding cycles and increasing selection accuracy. In …