Selecting for water use efficiency, wood chemical traits and biomass with genomic selection in a Eucalyptus breeding program

JM Bouvet, CGM Ekomono, O Brendel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The selection of ideotypes combining high biomass production, high water use efficiency
(WUE) and adequate wood properties is a major challenge in improving forest trees for …

Testing intra-species variation in allocation to growth and defense in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

K Rungwattana, P Kasemsap, T Phumichai… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Background Plants allocate resources to growth, defense, and stress resistance, and
resource availability can affect the balance between these allocations. Allocation patterns …

Trait evolution in tropical rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) trees is related to dry season intensity

K Rungwattana, P Kasemsap, T Phumichai… - Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Drought shapes the distribution and survival of trees even in tropical wet forests, and the
wood and leaf trait spectra are used to understand drought adaptations. However, trait …