Chapter 16 Page 1 http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2019.0057.19 Published by Burleigh Dodds
Science Publishing Limited, 2020. Chapter 16 Advances in understanding and managing …

Insect pests are part of natural forest ecosystems contributing to forest rejuvenation but can
also cause ecological disturbance and economic losses that are expected to increase with …

The open-pollinated (OP) family testing combines the simplest known progeny evaluation
and quantitative genetics analyses as candidates' offspring are assumed to represent …

Conifers depend on complex defense systems against herbivores. Stone cells (SC) and
oleoresin are physical and chemical defenses of Sitka spruce that have been separately …

Insects and plants dominate terrestrial ecosystems in terms of both species numbers and
biomass. Ecological relationships between insects and plants are ubiquitous and insect …

L'attaque par le charançon du pin blanc, Pissodes strobi Peck., provoque une réaction de
défense induite dans la pousse terminale de l'épinette blanche, Picea glauca (Moench) …

Background In trees, a substantial amount of carbon is directed towards production of
phenolics for development and defense. This metabolic pathway is also a major factor in …

Strong genetic differences were demonstrated for both resistance to white pine weevil
(Pissodes strobi (Peck)) attack and juvenile height growth in an open-pollinated progeny test …

Damage by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis L.(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Pinus
pinaster Ait. was evaluated in a fertilization× progeny test in Galicia (NW Spain) to determine …

Several machine learning models were used to predict interior spruce wood density using
data from open-pollinated progeny testing trial. The data set consists of growth (height and …