[BOOK][B] Growing plantation forests

PW West - 2014 - Springer
I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

Pests, diseases, and aridity have shaped the genome of Corymbia citriodora

AL Healey, M Shepherd, GJ King, JB Butler… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Corymbia citriodora is a member of the predominantly Southern Hemisphere Myrtaceae
family, which includes the eucalypts (Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora;~ 800 species) …

Screening Eucalyptus cloeziana and E. argophloia Populations for Resistance to Puccinia psidii

DJ Lee, JT Brawner, GS Pegg - Plant Disease, 2015 - Am Phytopath Society
Disease screening to determine the threat Puccinia psidii poses to plantation and native
eucalypts in Australia was undertaken in half-sib families of two contrasting eucalypt …

Evaluating the inheritance of Ceratocystis acaciivora symptom expression in a diverse Acacia mangium breeding population

J Brawner, Y Japarudin, M Lapammu… - Southern Forests: a …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A dramatic rise in the incidence of a serious canker and wilt disease of Acacia mangium has
led to the replacement of thousands of hectares of plantation forests in eastern Sabah. A …

Are tree breeders properly predicting genetic gain? A case study involving Corymbia species

EV Tambarussi, FB Pereira, PHM da Silva, D Lee… - Euphytica, 2018 - Springer
The estimation of quantitative genetic parameters in breeding programs is important to
ensure efficient selection. In this context, knowledge of the mating system is critical, as it …

Estimates of genetic parameters for growth and wood properties in Eucalyptus pellita F. Muell. to support tree breeding in Vietnam

TD Hung, JT Brawner, R Meder, DJ Lee… - Annals of Forest …, 2015 - Springer
Key message Eucalyptus pellita demonstrated good growth and wood quality traits in this
study, with young plantation grown timber being suitable for both solid and pulp wood …

Selecting for stable and productive families of Eucalyptus urophylla across a country-wide range of climates in Brazil

PHM Silva, A Brune, CA Alvares… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
To identify stable and productive Eucalyptus urophylla ST Blake families across diverse
climate zones in Brazil, we evaluated growth and survival of 322 open-pollinated families …

Screening Corymbia populations for resistance to Puccinia psidii

GS Pegg, JT Brawner, DJ Lee - Plant Pathology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The exotic rust pathogen Puccinia psidii is now widespread along the east coast of Australia
from temperate Victoria to tropical far north Queensland, with a current host range exceeding …

Adaptive variation for growth and resistance to a novel pathogen along climatic gradients in a foundation tree

CW Ahrens, RA Mazanec, T Paap… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural ecosystems are under pressure from increasing abiotic and biotic stressors,
including climate change and novel pathogens, which are putting species at risk of local …

Association genetics in Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms affecting wood growth and cellulosic pulp yield

SK Dillon, JT Brawner, R Meder, DJ Lee… - New …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Wood is an important biological resource which contributes to nutrient and hydrology cycles
through ecosystems, and provides structural support at the plant level. Thousands of genes …