Search Results - "Tree genetics & genomes"

Walnut: past and future of genetic improvement by Bernard, Anthony, Lheureux, Fabrice, Dirlewanger, Elisabeth

“…Persian or English walnut ( Juglans regia L.), the walnut species cultivated for nut production, is one of the oldest food sources known. Persian walnuts,…”
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Genotype by environment interactions in forest tree breeding: review of methodology and perspectives on research and application by Li, Yongjun, Suontama, Mari, Burdon, Rowland D., Dungey, Heidi S.

“…Genotype by environment interaction (G×E) refers to the comparative performances of genotypes differing among environments, representing differences in…”
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Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate by Sork, V. L, Aitken, S. N, Dyer, R. J, Eckert, A. J, Legendre, P, Neale, D. B

“…The Forest ecosystem genomics Research: supporTing Transatlantic Cooperation project (FoResTTraC, http://www.foresttrac.eu/ ) sponsored a workshop in August…”
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Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus by Grattapaglia, Dario, Vaillancourt, René E, Shepherd, Merv, Thumma, Bala R, Foley, William, Külheim, Carsten, Potts, Brad M, Myburg, Alexander A

“…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…”
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The genomics of local adaptation in trees: are we out of the woods yet? by Lind, Brandon M., Menon, Mitra, Bolte, Constance E., Faske, Trevor M., Eckert, Andrew J.

“…There is substantial interest in uncovering the genetic basis of the traits underlying adaptive responses in tree species, as this information will ultimately…”
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Two large-effect QTLs, Ma and Ma3, determine genetic potential for acidity in apple fruit: breeding insights from a multi-family study by Verma, S., Evans, K., Guan, Y., Luby, J. J., Rosyara, U. R., Howard, N. P., Bassil, N., Bink, M. C. A. M., van de Weg, W. E., Peace, C. P.

“…Acidity is a critical component of the apple fruit consumption experience. In previous biparental family studies, two large-effect acidity QTLs were reported…”
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Evaluating the accuracy of genomic prediction for the management and conservation of relictual natural tree populations by Arenas, Sebastián, Cortés, Andrés J., Mastretta-Yanes, Alicia, Jaramillo-Correa, Juan Pablo

“…Studying and understanding the evolution of relictual natural populations is critical for developing conservation initiatives of endangered species, such as…”
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Somatic embryogenesis in forestry with a focus on Europe: state-of-the-art, benefits, challenges and future direction by Lelu-Walter, Marie-Anne, Thompson, David, Harvengt, Luc, Sanchez, Leopoldo, Toribio, Mariano, Pâques, Luc E.

“…Vegetative propagation of forest trees offers advantages to both tree breeders and the forest industry. This review will describe benefits, type of vegetative…”
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Transcriptome dynamics of Camellia sinensis in response to continuous salinity and drought stress by Zhang, Qing, Cai, Muchen, Yu, Xiaomin, Wang, Lishan, Guo, Chunfang, Ming, Ray, Zhang, Jisen

“…Camellia sinensis is an important economic crop worldwide since this plant is used to make one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages, tea. Salinity…”
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Genomic selection in forest tree breeding by Grattapaglia, Dario, Resende, Marcos D. V.

“…Genomic selection (GS) involves selection decisions based on genomic breeding values estimated as the sum of the effects of genome-wide markers capturing most…”
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RADseq approaches and applications for forest tree genetics by Parchman, Thomas L., Jahner, Joshua P., Uckele, Kathryn A., Galland, Lanie M., Eckert, Andrew J.

“…As tree species vary extensively in genome size, complexity, and resource development, reduced representation methods have been increasingly employed for the…”
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Developing a core collection of olive (Olea europaea L.) based on molecular markers (DArTs, SSRs, SNPs) and agronomic traits by Belaj, Angjelina, Dominguez-García, Maria del Carmen, Atienza, Sergio Gustavo, Martín Urdíroz, Nieves, De la Rosa, Raúl, Satovic, Zlatko, Martín, Antonio, Kilian, Andrzej, Trujillo, Isabel, Valpuesta, Victoriano, Del Río, Carmen

“…Molecular markers (SSR, SNP and DArT) and agronomical traits have been used in the world’s largest olive (Olea europaea L.) germplasm collection (IFAPA, Centre…”
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Enviromic prediction enables the characterization and mapping of Eucalyptus globulus Labill breeding zones by Callister, Andrew N., Costa-Neto, Germano, Bradshaw, Ben P., Elms, Stephen, Crossa, Jose, Brawner, Jeremy T.

“…Genotype-environment interaction is pervasive in forest genetics. Delineation of spatial breeding zones (BZs) is fundamental for accommodating…”
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SNP genotyping Dutch heritage apple cultivars allows for germplasm characterization, curation, and pedigree reconstruction using genotypic data from multiple collection sites across the world by Larsen, Bjarne, van Dooijeweert, Willem, Durel, Charles-Eric, Denancé, Caroline, Rutten, Marcel, Howard, Nicholas P.

“…The curation and preservation of Dutch apple germplasm depends on reliable accession level information. However, many accessions of Dutch heirloom apple…”
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Genomic diversity of major tree species in the Eurasian relict forests of northern Iran by Vatanparast, Mohammad, Madsen, Palle, Sagheb-Talebi, Khosro, Larsen, Jørgen Bo, Ayan, Sezgin, Hansen, Ole K.

“…We investigated population genetics of the native tree species Acer velutinum Boiss., Fagus orientalis Lipsky, and Quercus castaneifolia C.A. Mey. in the…”
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Assessing the efficiency and heritability of blocked tree breeding trials by Piepho, Hans-Peter, Williams, Emlyn, Prus, Maryna

“…Progeny trials in tree breeding are often laid out using blocked experimental designs, in which families are randomly assigned to plots and several trees are…”
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Fourth cycle breeding and testing strategy for Pinus taeda in the NC State University Cooperative Tree Improvement Program by Isik, Fikret, McKeand, Steven E.

“…The Cooperative Tree Improvement Program at North Carolina State University used the differential evolution algorithm developed for animal breeding (Kinghorn,…”
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Why some ‘inbreeder’ species among mostly outbreeders? conifer examples, a postulate, and research agenda by Burdon, Rowland David

“…Breeding systems vary widely in plants, but mostly cluster towards outbreeding or inbreeding extremes. Conifers, which are woody and generally long-lived…”
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Image analysis of fruit deformation and its application to breeding in Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai) by Imai, Atsushi, Nishio, Sogo, Takeuchi, Yukie, Terakami, Shingo, Takada, Norio

“…Shape is one of the most important factors in determining the appearance quality of a fruit. In Japanese pear ( Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai), fruit…”
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Correction to: Genomic diversity of major tree species in the Eurasian relict forests of northern Iran by Vatanparast, Mohammad, Madsen, Palle, Sagheb-Talebi, Khosro, Larsen, Jørgen Bo, Ayan, Sezgin, Hansen, Ole K.

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