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 …

Background Drought threatens the food supply of the world population. Dissecting the
dynamic responses of plants to drought will be beneficial for breeding drought-tolerant …

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

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 …

Genomic selection is an attractive option to complement the existing investments of the
lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Douglas) breeding program in British Columbia, Canada …

Tree improvement programs often focus on improving productivity-related traits; however,
under present climate change scenarios, climate change-related (adaptive) traits should …