Genomic Tools in Applied Tree Breeding Programs: Factors to Consider

The past three decades have seen considerable research into the molecular genetics and genomics of forest trees, a variety new tools methods emerged that could practical applications in applied breeding programs. Applied breeders may lack specialized knowledge required to evaluate claims made about advantages over existing practices are faced with challenge deciding whether invest approaches or continue current practices. Researchers, on other hand, often experience constraints by programs not be well-equipped suitability method they developed particular program. Our goal here is outline social, biological, economic relevant inform researchers, summarize some how address those breeders. tropical species grown large areas relatively uniform climates rotations shorter than 10 years differ greatly from facing boreal deployed many different environments, each small areas, decades, so genomic likely appropriate.