Spruces (Picea spp.) are coniferous trees widespread in boreal and mountainous forests of
the northern hemisphere, with large economic significance and enormous contributions to …

With climate change, increasingly intense and frequent drought episodes will be affecting
water availability for boreal tree species, prompting tree breeders and forest managers to …

Abstract Black spruce (Picea mariana [Mill.] BSP) is a dominant conifer species in the North
American boreal forest that plays important ecological and economic roles. Here, we present …

Forest plantations play an important role in maintaining a supply of high-quality timber from
managed forest. With an expected increase in the prevalence of drought in some forested …

In species with large and complex genomes such as conifers, dense linkage maps are a
useful resource for supporting genome assembly and laying the genomic groundwork at the …

Introduction Genomic selection is becoming a standard technique in plant breeding and is
now being introduced into forest tree breeding. Despite promising results to predict the …

Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) immune receptor genes form a
major line of defense in plants, acting in both pathogen recognition and resistance …

This narrative review aims to provide an up-to-date definition of local allergic rhinitis (LAR),
its classification, mechanisms, comorbidities, recommendations for diagnosis and treatment …

Abstract Background Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] is ecologically and
economically one of the most important conifer worldwide. Our main goal was to develop a …

This paper consolidates the most current information available on tree improvement in
Canada and provides a summary of key historical events leading to its development and …