Genomics and High-Throughput Phenotyping to Characterize Forest Genetic Resources for Conservation and Breeding
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forests genetics; tree breeding and selection strategies; conservation and use of forest genetic resources; forest genetic monitoring; quantitative, evolutionary and ecological genetics; classical and molecular breeding; genetic adaptation to climate change, assisted migration; application of GIS in conservation of genetic resources
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2. Forestry Institute, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Girionys, Lithuania
Interests: forestry; forest genetics; population genetics; ecology; evolutionary genetics; conservation and use of forest genetic resources; interspecific hybridization; forest genetic monitoring; traceability of forest reproductive material
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancements of technology in genomic and high-throughput phenotyping tools is creating new opportunities and challenges for the characterization of forest genetic resources (FGR), in terms of rarity, endangered status, marginality and genetic distinctiveness, plasticity, specific adaptations and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The information obtained by the use of these tools separately, but most preferably in an integrated manner, will constitute a basis for assessing the genetic and adaptive variation levels of FGR, the representativeness of their conservation efforts so far, their in situ and ex situ conservation needs, their resilience to biotic and abiotic factors, as well as their potential for use in forest tree breeding programs.
The aim of the Special Issue is to compile and present cutting-edge studies which focus on the use of genetic/genomic and high-throughput phenotyping methods in order to monitor and characterize FGR in terms of distinctiveness and genetic/adaptive variation. The development of such techniques will allow the detection of conservation gaps, as well as the identification of genetic resources that could be of significance for conservation and/or breeding programs.
Dr. Evi Alizoti
Dr. Darius Kavaliauskas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- genomics
- phenotyping
- forest genetic resources (FGR)
- FGR conservation
- forest tree breeding
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