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 …

We wrote this book to fill the gap between textbooks of quantitative genetic theory and
software manuals that provide details on analytical methods but little context or perspective …

Genotype by environment interaction (G× E) refers to the comparative performances of
genotypes differing among environments, representing differences in genotype rankings or …

Plantation‐grown trees have to cope with an increasing pressure of pest and disease in the
context of climate change, and breeding approaches using genomics may offer efficient and …

Background Genomic selection (GS) uses information from genomic signatures consisting of
thousands of genetic markers to predict complex traits. As such, GS represents a promising …

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 …

Background Genomic prediction is a genomics assisted breeding methodology that can
increase genetic gains by accelerating the breeding cycle and potentially improving the …

American chestnut was once a foundation species of eastern North American forests, but
was rendered functionally extinct in the early 20th century by an exotic fungal blight …

Background Genomic selection (GS) can increase genetic gain by reducing the length of
breeding cycle in forest trees. Here we genotyped 1370 control-pollinated progeny trees …