Expansion of planted forests and intensification of their management has raised concerns
among forest managers and the public over the implications of these trends for sustainable …

New first and 1.5 generation seed orchards are to be created in Germany based on recently
assembled breeding populations of Acer pseudoplatanus, Larix sp., Picea abies, Pinus …

Forest genetics and tree breeding, a discipline of forestry, is specialized in the genetics of
forest trees and the theories and techniques used for breeding trees. It was initiated from …

Implementation of most traditional full-sib crossing and testing designs is logistically difficult,
costly, and genetic gain is constrained by resource availability. An alternative to full-sib …

While the commitment to protect and restore forest ecosystems has become a policy goal in
many countries since the Rio Conference, there is still no general consensus on what …

The phenotypic response of genotypes across different environments can be quantified by
estimating the genotype by environment interaction (GxE). In a practical sense, GxE means …

The relationship between inbreeding depression and inbreeding coefficient (F) for several
important traits was investigated in an 11-year trial of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster). Five …

As the world's population is projected to reach 10 billion or more by 2100, devastating fossil
fuel shortages loom in the future unless more renewable alternatives to energy are …

A new breeding strategy is presented for the Radiata Pine Breeding Company, a New
Zealand based research consortium, that drives the breeding program for Pinus radiata for …