Plant cell walls are complex structures composed of high-molecular-weight polysaccharides,
proteins, and lignins. Among the wall polysaccharides, cellulose, a hydrogen-bonded β-1, 4 …

Forest trees provide raw materials, help to maintain biodiversity and mitigate the effects of
climate change. Certain tree species can also be used as feedstocks for bioenergy …

Forest trees are dominant components of terrestrial ecosystems that have global ecological
and economic importance. Despite distributions that span wide environmental gradients …

Genomic selection (GS) is expected to cause a paradigm shift in tree breeding by improving
its speed and efficiency. By fitting all the genome‐wide markers concurrently, GS can …

Establishing links between phenotypes and molecular variants is of central importance to
accelerate genetic improvement of economically important plant species. Our work …

Plant population genomics informs evolutionary biology, breeding, conservation and
bioenergy feedstock development. For example, the detection of reliable phenotype …

There is substantial interest in uncovering the genetic basis of the traits underlying adaptive
responses in tree species, as this information will ultimately aid conservation and industrial …

In light of impending water and arable land shortages, population growth and climate
change, it is more important than ever to examine how forest tree domestication can be …

Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have been used extensively to dissect the
genetic regulation of complex traits in plants. These studies have focused largely on the …

Deciphering the genetic control of flowering and ripening periods in apple is essential for
breeding cultivars adapted to their growing environments. We implemented a large Genome …