Advances in Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editors
Interests: evolutionary, population, conservation and ecological genetics; environmental stress and adaptive genes; comparative and population genomics; complete pine and larch genome sequencing; genome, QTL, comparative, candidate gene and association mapping; genome breeding; plant molecular systematics and phylogeny; introgressive hybridization, gene flow and mating system; molecular genetic marker development
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Interests: molecular, population, conservation, and evolutionary genetics of plants/forest trees; structural, functional, population, ecological, conservation and evolutionary genomics and transcriptomics of forest trees; genetic impacts of forest management practices, fragmentation, natural disturbances, climate change and air pollution; conservation and sustainable management of plant/forest genetic resources; genomics, biotechnology and breeding of plants/forest trees for enhanced growth and environmental adaptation
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Interests: tree genomics; adaptive diversity; population and landscape genomics; timber forensics; marker-assisted breeding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to recent progress in forest genetics and tree breeding, highlighting the integration of molecular, genomic, and quantitative approaches in understanding the genetic basis of adaptation, growth, and resilience in forest trees. Contributions are expected to cover a broad spectrum of topics, including genomic resources, association studies, molecular marker development, marker-assisted and genomic selection, conservation genetics, adaptation to climate change, and innovative breeding strategies for improved growth, resilience, and productivity under changing environmental conditions.
The Special Issue aims to provide a platform for sharing cutting-edge research and methodologies that support both the sustainable management of forest genetic resources and the development of improved tree varieties. By bringing together fundamental and applied studies, it seeks to advance the role of genetics and breeding in ensuring the productivity, adaptability, and biodiversity of forest ecosystems worldwide.
Prof. Dr. Konstantin V. Krutovsky
Prof. Dr. Om Rajora
Dr. Modhumita Ghosh Dasgupta
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest genetics
- tree breeding
- genomic selection
- molecular markers
- association genetics
- adaptation and resilience
- conservation genetics
- quantitative genetics
- forest biotechnology
- management of genetic resources
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