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 …

Twelve years have passed since the early outlooks of applying genomic selection (GS) to
forest tree breeding, initially based on deterministic simulations, soon followed by empirical …

Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

This exciting new book describes the use of DNA fingerprinting and its application in a wide
area of plant and fungal research. It presents a thorough theoretical introduction to DNA …

Eucalyptus is the most widely planted hardwood crop in the tropical and subtropical world
because of its superior growth, broad adaptability and multipurpose wood properties …

Linkage maps for two apple clones, White Angel and Rome Beauty, were constructed using
isozyme and DNA polymorphisms segregating in a population produced from a Rome …

We have evaluated three DNA-based marker types for linkage map construction in Populus:
RFLPs detected by Southern blot hybridization, STSs detected by a combination of PCR and …

RFLP and RAPD markers were evaluated and compared for their ability to determine
genetic relationships in a set of three B. napus breeding lines. Using a total of 50 RFLP and …

Trees have long life cycles and become reproductively active only after several years. The
progress of tree breeding programs is therefore strongly dependent on the time needed to …

A challenge common to all forest tree improvement programs is the long time interval of a
breeding cycle. Moreover, the large size of trees, late trait expression and the extended time …