Short rotation coppice culture systems are characterized by a high stool and shoot density,
and by rotation durations between 2 and 3 years for species showing an extremely fast …

We report the most complete genetic map to have been constructed for the genus Populus.
This map includes 544 markers mapped onto 19 linkage groups, equivalent to the Populus …

Background Populus is a model woody plant and a promising feedstock for lignocellulosic
biofuel production. However, its lengthy life cycle impedes rapid characterization of gene …

Shortage of oil, large variations in exports from Russia of wood to Europe, plenty of
abandoned agriculture land, new ideas about a more intensive silviculture; these …

Abstract Background and Aims The timing of cambial reactivation plays an important role in
the control of both the quantity and the quality of wood. The effect of localized heating on …

White poplar (Populus alba L.) is native to Eurasia and is unexploited for its growth potential
and stress-adaptive mechanisms. A better knowledge of its genome will allow for more …

It is recognized that introgressive hybridization and gene flow from domesticated species
into their wild relatives can have a profound effect on the persistence and evolution of wild …

We report here the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Nisqually-1, a
Populus trichocarpa genotype whose genome was recently sequenced. Several systems …

A large number of simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker-containing genetic maps are
available for several Populus species. For aspen however, no SSR-containing map has …

Abiotic stress tolerance is important for trees that have to withstand unfavorable
environmental condi-tions for longer periods of time than crop plants with short life cycles …