Products and services provided by trees in forests and farmland support the needs and
promote the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people in the tropics. Value depends on …

Maintaining the genetic viability of timber species is especially important to sustaining the
productivity and quality of timber in tropical production forests because the diversity of tree …

This study focuses on the 17 Neotropical species described in Cedrela (Meliaceae;
Cedreleae), in particular C. odorata, which has been shown in past population genetic …

Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) is one of the most valuable and
overharvested timber trees of tropical America. In order to better characterize geographic …

Poaching is a global issue that threatens many species. However, little research attention
has been paid to key life history traits that might help offset some of the worst genetic and …

Germplasm is required to meet the needs of national and international forest restoration
programs. Delimitation of germplasm movement zones is an effective tool to address …

Stocks of the valuable big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) are declining, and
trials for growth and pest resistance are needed to select material for plantations. Seeds …

Size-selective harvest occurs not only in some animal species in the wild, but in some plant
species. Panax quinquefolius, a perennial plant of eastern North America, is one such …

En los bosques tropicales de la península de Yucatán, la caoba ha sido aprovechada desde
la época del Imperio Maya, el cual decayó hace casi mil años. En esa época, los mayas …

Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) progeny trials were established at Butuan and Cagayan
de Oro in Mindanao (Philippines) to examine genetic variation in growth and form traits of …