Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

Rapid progress is being made in many areas of forest population genetics owing to the
newly available molecular techniques and the fast growth of genomic and sequence data …

The identification of genes involved in variation of peach fruit quality would assist breeders
in creating new cultivars with improved fruit quality. Major genes and quantitative trait loci …

Phylogenetic utility of two nuclear genes (GBSSI-2 and DHAR) was explored in genus
Fragaria in order to clarify phylogenetic relationships among taxa and to elucidate the origin …

To infer the role of natural selection in shaping standing genetic diversity, it is necessary to
assess the genomewide impact of demographic history on nucleotide diversity. In this study …

Opportunities for matching wood chemical and physical properties to manufacturing and
product requirements via genetic modification have long been recognized. Exploitation is …

Despite the long history of breeding potatoes resistant to Phytophthora infestans, this
oomycete is still economically the most important pathogen of potato worldwide. The …

A comparative genetic and QTL mapping was performed between Quercus robur L. and
Castanea sativa Mill., two major forest tree species belonging to the Fagaceae family. Oak …

When a conifer shoot is displaced from its vertical position, compression wood (CW) is
formed on the under side and can eventually return the shoot to its original position …

To meet the increasing demand of wood biomass worldwide in the context of climate
change, developing improved forest tree varieties for high productivity in water-limited …