Studying the genetics of adaptation to new environments in ecologically and industrially
important tree species is currently a major research line in the fields of plant science and …

Forest tree breeding has been successful at delivering genetically improved material for
multiple traits based on recurrent cycles of selection, mating, and testing. However, long …

The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated,
longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle …

Molecular evolution offers an insightful theory to interpret the genomic consequences of
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …

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 …

Studying and understanding the evolution of relictual natural populations is critical for
developing conservation initiatives of endangered species, such as management in situ and …

Background Genomic selection (GS) or genomic prediction is a promising approach for tree
breeding to obtain higher genetic gains by shortening time of progeny testing in breeding …

Multivariate analysis using mixed models allows for the exploration of genetic correlations
between traits. Additionally, the transition to a genomic based approach is simplified by …

This chapter provides an overview of the genomic selection progress in long-lived forest tree
species. Factors affecting the prediction accuracy in genomic prediction are assessed with …

High-throughput genotyping techniques have enabled large-scale genomic analysis to
precisely predict complex traits in many plant species. However, not all species can be well …