Ecological genomics of local adaptation

O Savolainen, M Lascoux, J Merilä - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
It is increasingly important to improve our understanding of the genetic basis of local
adaptation because of its relevance to climate change, crop and animal production, and …

Time to get moving: assisted gene flow of forest trees

SN Aitken, JB Bemmels - Evolutionary applications, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Geographic variation in trees has been investigated since the mid‐18th century. Similar
patterns of clinal variation have been observed along latitudinal and elevational gradients in …

Forest tree genomics: growing resources and applications

DB Neale, A Kremer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2011 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, research in forest tree genomics has lagged behind that of
model and agricultural systems. However, genomic research in forest trees is poised to enter …

Association mapping: critical considerations shift from genotyping to experimental design

S Myles, J Peiffer, PJ Brown, ES Ersoz, Z Zhang… - The Plant …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The goal of many plant scientists' research is to explain natural phenotypic variation in terms
of simple changes in DNA sequence. Traditionally, linkage mapping has been the most …

Genome‐wide association genetics of an adaptive trait in lodgepole pine

TL Parchman, Z Gompert, J Mudge… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Pine cones that remain closed and retain seeds until fire causes the cones to open (cone
serotiny) represent a key adaptive trait in a variety of pine species. In lodgepole pine, there …

Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate

VL Sork, SN Aitken, RJ Dyer, AJ Eckert… - Tree Genetics & …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Forest ecosystem genomics Research: supporTing Transatlantic Cooperation
project (FoResTTraC, http://www. foresttrac. eu/) sponsored a workshop in August 2010 to …

Genomic selection in forest tree breeding

D Grattapaglia, MDV Resende - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2011 - Springer
Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values
estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most quantitative trait …

Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus

D Grattapaglia, RE Vaillancourt, M Shepherd… - Tree Genetics & …, 2012 - Springer
The status of genomics and genetics research in the Myrtaceae, a large family of
dicotyledonous woody plants, is reviewed with Eucalyptus as the focal genus. The family …

Patterns of Population Structure and Environmental Associations to Aridity Across the Range of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L., Pinaceae)

AJ Eckert, J Van Heerwaarden, JL Wegrzyn… - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Natural populations of forest trees exhibit striking phenotypic adaptations to diverse
environmental gradients, thereby making them appealing subjects for the study of genes …

The genetics of drought tolerance in conifers

E Moran, J Lauder, C Musser, A Stathos… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As temperatures warm and precipitation patterns shift as a result of climate change, interest
in the identification of tree genotypes that will thrive under more arid conditions has grown …