Traditionally, a pedigree-based individual-tree mixed model (ABLUP) has been used in forest genetic evaluations to identify individuals with the highest breeding values (BVs). ABLUP is a Markovian ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to new insights. Many at-risk forest tree species will probably ...

After more than a century of devastation from deadly blight, the iconic American chestnut tree could be brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to novel genomic tools and carefully bred ...

Genomic selection (GS) has a large potential for improving the prediction accuracy of breeding values and significantly reducing the length of breeding cycles. In this context, the choice of mating ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - A meeting in a forest between a biologist and a mathematician could lead to thicker, faster growing trees. "Mathematicians like translating biological processes into numbers," said ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...