Joint linkage and association mapping of complex traits in shrub willow (Salix purpurea L.)

CH Carlson, FE Gouker, CR Crowell, L Evans… - Annals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of …

Scale and direction of adaptive introgression between black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) and balsam poplar (P. balsamifera)

A Suarez‐Gonzalez, CA Hefer, C Lexer… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introgression can introduce novel genetic variation at a faster rate than mutation alone and
result in adaptive introgression when adaptive alleles are maintained in the recipient …

Recombination rate variation, hitchhiking, and demographic history shape deleterious load in poplar

M Zhang, L Zhou, R Bawa, H Suren… - Molecular Biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Deleterious alleles are expected to be purged by purifying selection or maintained at low
frequency. However, many additional evolutionary forces may shape the pattern of …

[HTML][HTML] Defining the genetic components of callus formation: a GWAS approach

GA Tuskan, R Mewalal, LE Gunter, KJ Palla, K Carter… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
A characteristic feature of plant cells is the ability to form callus from parenchyma cells in
response to biotic and abiotic stimuli. Tissue culture propagation of recalcitrant plant species …

[HTML][HTML] The developing xylem transcriptome and genome-wide analysis of alternative splicing in Populus trichocarpa(black cottonwood) populations

H Bao, E Li, SD Mansfield, QCB Cronk, YA El-Kassaby… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Alternative splicing (AS) of genes is an efficient means of generating variation
in protein structure and function. AS variation has been observed between tissues, cell …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity and population structure of black cottonwood (Populus deltoides) revealed using simple sequence repeat markers

C Chen, Y Chu, C Ding, X Su, Q Huang - BMC genetics, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Black cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is one of the keystone forest tree
species, and has become the main breeding parents in poplar hybrid breeding. However …

Genomic predictions of breeding values in a cloned Eucalyptus globulus population in Chile

R Durán, F Isik, J Zapata-Valenzuela, C Balocchi… - Tree Genetics & …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract In Chile, an intensive Eucalyptus globulus clonal selection program is being carried
out to increase forest productivity for pulp production. A breeding population was used to …

[HTML][HTML] An Axiom SNP genotyping array for Douglas-fir

GT Howe, K Jayawickrama, SE Kolpak, J Kling… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background In forest trees, genetic markers have been used to understand the genetic
architecture of natural populations, identify quantitative trait loci, infer gene function, and …

Genome resequencing reveals demographic history and genetic architecture of seed salinity tolerance in Populus euphratica

H Jia, G Liu, J Li, J Zhang, P Sun, S Zhao… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Populus euphratica is a dominant tree species in desert riparian forests and possesses
extraordinary adaptation to salinity stress. Exploration of its genomic variation and molecular …

[HTML][HTML] A new perspective on ecological prediction reveals limits to climate adaptation in a temperate tree species

M Blumstein, A Richardson, D Weston, J Zhang… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Forests absorb a large fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emission, but their ability to continue
to act as a sink under climate change depends in part on plant species undergoing rapid …