Genetic erosion is a major threat to biodiversity because it can reduce fitness and ultimately
contribute to the extinction of populations. Here, we explore the use of quantitative metrics to …

Insights from sequenced genomes of major land plant lineages have advanced research in
almost every aspect of plant biology. Until recently, however, assembled genome …

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 …

A two-generation maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) breeding population (n= 661) was
genotyped using 2500 SNP markers. The extent of linkage disequilibrium and utility of …

Background Genomic selection (GS) is a promising approach for decreasing breeding cycle
length in forest trees. Assessment of progeny performance and of the prediction accuracy of …

The use and importance of reintroduction as a conservation tool to return a species to its
historical range from which it has been extirpated will increase as climate change and …

We developed the densest single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based linkage genetic
map to date for the genus Quercus. An 8k gene-based SNP array was used to genotype …

Maritime pine provides essential ecosystem services in the south‐western M editerranean
basin, where it covers around 4 million ha. Its scattered distribution over a range of …

Open-pollinated (OP) mating is frequently used in forest tree breeding due to the relative
temporal and financial efficiency of the approach. The trade-off is the lower precision of the …

More than 600 species of conifers (phylum Pinophyta) serve as the backbone of the Earth's
terrestrial plant community and play key roles in global carbon and water cycles. Although …