Forest Tree Genetics: Genetic Improvement and Breeding
A Special Issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425) belonging to the section "Plant Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027 | Viewed by 373
Editors
Interests: forest genetics; tree breeding; genetic improvement
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest genetics, tree breeding, and targeted improvement are fundamental to enhancing forest productivity and ecological adaptability. With the increasing global demand for timber, climate change, and forest degradation, tree genetic improvement has gradually expanded from traditional selection for growth and wood properties to the coordinated enhancement of multiple traits, including stress resistance, pest and disease resistance, carbon sequestration, ecological service functions, and multipurpose utilization. Modern forest tree breeding emphasizes the integrated application of genetic resource collection and high-throughput evaluation, new germplasm creation, multi-generation breeding population construction, marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, and multi-omics analysis. Elucidating the genetic basis of target traits can improve breeding efficiency, shorten breeding cycles, and enhance the stability and predictability of breeding outcomes. In the post-genomic era, the integration of high-quality genome resources, precise phenotyping, artificial intelligence, and long-term field trials will enable tree genetic improvement to play an increasingly critical role in developing high-quality, highly resistant, high-yielding, and ecologically friendly forest tree varieties, thereby providing important support for forest resource cultivation, scientific utilization, ecological restoration, and the achievement of carbon neutrality goals.
Dr. Hanbo Yang
Guest Editor
Dr. Wenquan Bao
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- forest genetics
- genetic improvement
- tree breeding
- germplasm resources
- molecular markers
- genomic selection
- stress-resistance breeding
- wood property improvement
- genetic diversity
- functional genomics
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