Forests, comprising 31% of the Earth's surface, play pivotal roles in regulating the carbon,
water, and energy cycles. Despite being far less diverse than angiosperms, gymnosperms …

Xylem development is a key process for wood formation in woody plants. To study the
molecular regulatory mechanisms related to xylem development in hybrid poplar P …

Unlike herbaceous plants, woody plants undergo volumetric growth (aka secondary growth)
through wood formation, during which the secondary xylem (ie, wood) differentiates from the …

Highlights•We compare various experimental systems for wood formation study.•We
highlight the importance of the first released genome of a gymnosperm tree.•Evidence …

Enormous distinctions of the stem structure and cell types between gymnosperms and
angiosperms tree species are expected to cause quite different wood physical and …

In the last years, forestry scientists have adapted genomics and next‐generation sequencing
(NGS) technologies to the search for candidate genes related to the transcriptomics of …

Juvenile wood (JW) and mature wood (MW) have distinct physical and chemical characters,
resulting from wood formation at different development phases over tree lifespan. However …

The global change scenarios highlight the urgency of clarifying the mechanisms driving the
determination of wood traits in forest trees. Coniferous xylem is characterized by the …

Wood (also termed secondary xylem) is the most abundant biomass produced by plants,
and is one of the most important sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide. The development of …

Wood represents one of the most important renewable commodities for humanity and plays
a crucial role in terrestrial ecosystem carbon-cycling. Wood formation is the result of a …