Ecological and genetic factors that define the natural distribution of Carolina hemlock in the southeastern United States and their role in ex situ conservation

RM Jetton, WS Dvorak, WA Whittier - Forest Ecology and Management, 2008 - Elsevier
Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.) is a rare endemic found in the Appalachian
Mountains and Upper Piedmont of the southeastern United States. It is being decimated by …

Genetic variation of stem forking in loblolly pine

JS **ong, F Isik, SE McKeand, RW Whetten - Forest Science, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Forking defects were studied in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in 6-year-old genetic tests from
the second cycle of breeding in the North Carolina State University Cooperative Tree …

Differences in Growth and Log Quality of Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) Provenances

P Smolnikar, R Brus, K Jarni - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) is a non-native conifer from western
North America that was introduced into European forests at the end of the 19th century …

Genetics of stem forking and ramicorn branches in a cloned loblolly pine family

JS **ong, SE McKeand, RW Whetten, FT Isik - Forest science, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Forking defects and ramicorn branching were assessed in a cloned full-sib family of loblolly
pine (Pinus taeda L.). The proportion of forking ranged from 13 to 21% across four test sites …

Heritability of early growth traits and their plasticity in 14 woody species of Chinese subtropical forest

X Zeng, W Durka, E Welk, M Fischer - Journal of Plant Ecology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Genetic variation in plant traits represents the raw material for future adaptive
evolution. Its extent can be estimated as heritability based on the performance of …

The strategic importance of applied tree conservation programs to the forest industry in South Africa

WS Dvorak - Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Because of anticipated adverse climatic change and resulting increases in disease and
insect attacks in forest plantations in the future, forest industries must maintain broad genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Tall Pinus luzmariae trees with genes from P. herrerae

C Wehenkel, S del Rocío Mariscal-Lucero… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Aims We aimed to determine the degree of hybridization between P. herrerae and P.
luzmariae in seed stands of each species located in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Durango …

Genetic variation in survival, growth, and stem form of Pinus leiophylla in Brazil and South Africa and provenance resistance to pitch canker

WS Dvorak, GR Hodge, JE Kietzka - … Hemisphere Forestry Journal, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Pinus leiophylla is a relatively common pine that occurs in the mountains of western and
central Mexico. Between 1987 and 1990, Camcore, North Carolina State University …

Genetic and environmental control of Douglas-fir stem defects

L Magalska, GT Howe - Forest ecology and management, 2014 - Elsevier
We studied the genetic and environmental control of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii
var. menziesii) stem defects across 22 breeding programs in western Oregon and …

[HTML][HTML] using biophysical variables and stand density to estimate growth and yield of Pinus patula in Antioquia, Colombia

HI Restrepo, SA Orrego, JC Salazar-Uribe… - Open Journal of …, 2019 - scirp.org
Timberland investment opportunities in Colombia are expected to increase as a result of the
peace agreement recently signed between the Colombian government and the …