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 breeding has been successful at delivering genetically improved material for
multiple traits based on recurrent cycles of selection, mating, and testing. However, long …

Background The size and complexity of conifer genomes has, until now, prevented full
genome sequencing and assembly. The large research community and economic …

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 …

There is tremendous interest in using association mapping to identify genes responsible for
quantitative variation of complex traits with agricultural and evolutionary importance. Recent …

Populations are locally adapted when populations have the highest relative fitness at their
home sites, and lower fitness in other parts of the range. Results from the extensive …

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 …

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 …

Association mapping is rapidly becoming the main method for dissecting the genetic
architecture of complex traits in plants. Currently most association mapping studies in plants …

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 …