Forest tree breeding efforts have focused mainly on improving traits of economic importance,
selecting trees suited to new environments or generating trees that are more resilient to …

Abstract Purpose of Review Forestry in northern temperate and boreal regions relies heavily
on conifers. Rapid climate change and associated increases in adverse growing conditions …

Drought is a major limitation for survival and growth in plants. With more frequent and severe
drought episodes occurring due to climate change, it is imperative to understand the …

During the growth season, northern forests in Sweden daily receive more hours of far‐red
(FR)‐enriched light or twilight (shade) as compared to southern forests. Norway spruce …

The genomic architecture and molecular mechanisms controlling variation in quantitative
disease resistance loci are not well understood in plant species and have been barely …

Genomic prediction (GP) or genomic selection is a method to predict the accumulative effect
of all quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in a population by estimating the realized genomic …

More than 600 species of conifers (phylum Pinophyta) serve as the backbone of the Earth's
terrestrial plant community and play key roles in global carbon and water cycles. Although …

The ecological and economic importance of forest trees is evident and their survival is
necessary to provide the raw materials needed for wood and paper industries, to preserve …

Trees must cope with the attack of multiple pathogens, often simultaneously during their long
lifespan. Ironically, the genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling this process are …

Pure and even-aged (PEA) forests of fast-growing conifer species have for a long time been
key providers of industrial raw material. Despite recent concerns regarding their greater …