Genomic Selection for Forest Tree Improvement: Methods, Achievements and Perspectives

The breeding of forest trees is only a few decades old, and is a much more complicated, longer, and expensive endeavor than the breeding of agricultural crops. One breeding cycle for forest trees can take 20–30 years. Recent advances in genomics and molecular biology have revolutionized traditional...

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Main Authors: Vadim G. Lebedev, Tatyana N. Lebedeva, Aleksey I. Chernodubov, Konstantin A. Shestibratov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/11/1190