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View article: Bayesian networks and structural equation models reveal genetic causal relationships between productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in interior lodgepole pine
Bayesian networks and structural equation models reveal genetic causal relationships between productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in interior lodgepole pine Open
This study investigates the integration of Bayesian networks (BN) and structural equation models (SEM) to explore genomic relationships among nine traits related to productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability in an interior lodgepole p…
View article: Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce
Revealing stable SNPs and genomic prediction insights across environments enhance breeding strategies of productivity, defense, and climate-adaptability traits in white spruce Open
Exploring the relationship between phenotype, genotype, and environment is essential in quantitative genetics. Considering the complex genetic architecture of economically important traits, integrating genotype-by-environment interactions …
View article: Tree Improvement in Canada – past, present and future, 2023 and beyond
Tree Improvement in Canada – past, present and future, 2023 and beyond Open
This paper consolidates the most current information available on tree improvement in Canada and provides a summary of key historical events leading to its development and expansion across the country. The most recent publication on the to…
View article: Integrating genomic information and productivity and climate-adaptability traits into a regional white spruce breeding program
Integrating genomic information and productivity and climate-adaptability traits into a regional white spruce breeding program Open
Tree improvement programs often focus on improving productivity-related traits; however, under present climate change scenarios, climate change-related (adaptive) traits should also be incorporated into such programs. Therefore, quantifyin…
View article: Genetic variation in leaf traits and gas exchange responses to vapour pressure deficit in contrasting conifer species
Genetic variation in leaf traits and gas exchange responses to vapour pressure deficit in contrasting conifer species Open
Mechanistically predicting the evolutionary response of tree species to climate change requires an understanding of genetic variation in relevant traits. Here we compared the phenotypic and genetic variation in the Leaf Economics Spectrum …
View article: Signatures of Post-Glacial Genetic Isolation and Human-Driven Migration in the Dothistroma Needle Blight Pathogen in Western Canada
Signatures of Post-Glacial Genetic Isolation and Human-Driven Migration in the Dothistroma Needle Blight Pathogen in Western Canada Open
Many current tree improvement programs are incorporating assisted gene flow strategies to match reforestation efforts with future climates. This is the case for the lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia), the most extensively plant…