Using large numbers of DNA markers to predict genetic merit [genomic selection (GS)] is a
new frontier in plant and animal breeding programs. GS is now routinely used to select …

Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

Trees have long life cycles and become reproductively active only after several years. The
progress of tree breeding programs is therefore strongly dependent on the time needed to …

Twelve years have passed since the early outlooks of applying genomic selection (GS) to
forest tree breeding, initially based on deterministic simulations, soon followed by empirical …

The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated,
longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle …

Introduction to Forest Genetics examines some of the basic genetic concepts typically used
in forestry and tree improvement studies, including Mendelian and population genetics. It …

A challenge common to all forest tree improvement programs is the long time interval of a
breeding cycle. Moreover, the large size of trees, late trait expression and the extended time …

This handbook was designed as a reference tool for forest geneticists, tree breeders and
other tree improvement personnel, as well as a textbook for university courses and short …

Genomic selection is a proven technology in animal and plant breeding to accelerate
genetic gain, but as yet is to be fully realised in forest tree breeding. This paper examines …

It has become apparent, during discussions with students and colleagues in forest genetics,
that a universal concern is the achievement of diverse goals of forestry from fiber production …