Poplar is one of the most important forest trees because of its high economic value. Thanks
to the fast-growing rate, easy vegetative propagation and transformation, and availability of …

Both natural and managed forests are currently suffering from increases in damage by
pathogens. Here, an evolutionary ecology approach is adopted to analyse the factors that …

Tree species world-wide are under increasing threat from diseases and insects, many of
which are non-native. The integrity of our natural, urban and plantation forest ecosystems …

In recent years, forests have been exposed to an unprecedented rise in pests and
pathogens. This, coupled with the added challenge of climate change, renders forest …

Damage or mortality from pathogens can reduce productivity of forest plantations, as well as
significantly harm natural forest ecosystems. Genetic resistance within the host species is …

All land plants must cope with phytopathogens. Algae face pathogens, too, and it is
reasonable to assume that some of the strategies for dealing with pathogens evolved prior to …

RNA-sequencing technology has been widely adopted to investigate host responses during
infection with pathogens. Dual RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) allows the simultaneous capture …

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

Long-lived tree species are subject to attack by various pests and pathogens during their
lifetime. This problem is exacerbated by climate change, which may increase the host range …

Research in forest tree species has advanced slowly when compared with other agricultural
crops and model organisms, mainly due to the long‐life cycles, large genome sizes, and …