Genetics and genomics of forest trees / / edited by Filippos A. (Phil) Aravanopoulos.

• TeilnehmendeR: Aravanopoulos, Filippos A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 pages) :; illustrations

Forest tree genetics and genomics are advancing at an accelerated rate, thanks to recent developments in high-throughput, next-generation sequencing capabilities, and novel biostatistical tools. Population and landscape genetics and genomics have seen the rise of new approaches implemented in large-scale studies that employ the use of genome-wide sampling. Such studies have started to discern the dynamics of neutral and adaptive variation in nature and the processes that underlie spatially explicit patterns of genetic and genomic variation in nature. The continuous development of genetic maps in forest trees and the expansion of QTL and association mapping approaches contribute to the unravelling of the genotype-phenotype relationship and lead to marker-assisted and genome-wide selection. However, major challenges lie ahead. Recent literature suggests that species demography and genetic diversity have been affected both by climatic oscillations and anthropogenically induced stresses in a way calls into question the possibility of future adaptation. Moreover, the pace of contemporary environmental change presents a great challenge to forest tree populations and their ability to adapt, taking into consideration their life history characteristics. Several questions emerge that include, but are not limited to, the interpretation of forest tree genome surveillance and their structural/functional properties, the adaptive and neutral processes that have shaped forest tree genomes, the analysis of phenotypic traits relevant to adaptation (especially adaptation under contemporary climate change), the link between epigenetics/epigenomics and phenotype/genotype, and the use of genetics/genomics as well as genetic monitoring to advance conservation priorities.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editor ix -- Preface to "Genetics and Genomics of Forest Trees" . xi -- Filippos A. (Phil) Aravanopoulos Do Silviculture and Forest Management Affect the Genetic Diversity and Structure of Long-Impacted Forest Tree Populations? Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 355, doi: 10.3390/f9060355 1 -- Yuki Tomizawa, Yoshiaki Tsuda, Mohd Nazre Saleh, Alison K. S. Wee, Koji Takayama, Takashi Yamamoto, Orlex Baylen Yllano, Severino G. Salmo III, Sarawood Sungkaew, Bayu Adjie, Erwin Ardli, Monica Suleiman, Nguyen Xuan Tung, Khin Khin Soe, Kathiresan Kandasamy, Takeshi Asakawa, Yasuyuki Watano, Shigeyuki Baba and Tadashi Kajita Genetic Structure and Population Demographic History of a Widespread Mangrove Plant Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig across the Indo-West Pacific Region Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 480, doi: 10.3390/f8120480 15 -- Andr ´es Flores, Jos´e Climent, Valent´ın Pando, Javier L ´opez-Upton and Ricardo Al´ıa Intraspecific Variation in Pines from the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Grown under Two Watering Regimes: Implications for Management of Genetic Resources Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 71, doi: 10.3390/f9020071 . 33 -- Nicolas-George H. Eliades, Filippos (Phil) A. Aravanopoulos and Andreas K. Christou Mediterranean Islands Hosting Marginal and Peripheral Forest Tree Populations: The Case of Pinus brutia Ten. in Cyprus Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 514, doi: 10.3390/f9090514 49 -- Jes ´us Charco, Martin Venturas, Luis Gil and Nikos Nanos Effective Seed Dispersal and Fecundity Variation in a Small and Marginal Population of Pinus pinaster Ait. Growing in a Harsh Environment: Implications for Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 312, doi: 10.3390/f8090312 75 -- Pavl´ına M ´achov ´a, Olga Trˇckov ´a and Helena Cvrˇckov´a Use of Nuclear Microsatellite Loci for Evaluating Genetic Diversity of Selected Populations of Picea abies (L.) Karsten in the Czech Republic Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 92, doi: 10.3390/f9020092 . 90 -- Yoko Saito, Yoshiaki Tsuda, Kentaro Uchiyama, Tomohide Fukuda, Yasuhiro Seto, Pan-Gi Kim, Hai-Long Shen and Yuji Ide Genetic Variation in Quercus acutissima Carruth., in Traditional Japanese Rural Forests and Agricultural Landscapes, Revealed by Chloroplast Microsatellite Markers Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 451, doi: 10.3390/f8110451 105 -- Xiaomeng Shi, Qiang Wen, Mu Cao, Xin Guo and Li-an Xu Genetic Diversity and Structure of Natural Quercus variabilis Population in China as Revealed by Microsatellites Markers Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 495, doi: 10.3390/f8120495 120 -- Daniel Gaspar, Cˆandida Trindade, Ana Usi´e, Br´ıgida Meireles, Pedro Barbosa, Ana M. Fortes, C ´atia Pesquita, Rita L. Costa and Ant ´onio M. Ramos Expression Profiling in Pinus pinaster in Response to Infection with the Pine Wood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 279, doi: 10.3390/f8080279 136 -- Zhe Wang, Xiaoqiao Zhai, Yabing Cao, Yanpeng Dong and Guoqiang Fan Long Non-Coding RNAs Responsive to Witches' Broom Disease in Paulownia tomentosa Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 348, doi: 10.3390/f8090348 157 -- Qifei Cai, Bin Li, Furong Lin, Ping Huang, Wenying Guo and Yongqi Zheng De Novo Sequencing and Assembly Analysis of Transcriptome in Pinus bungeana Zucc. ex Endl. Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 156, doi: 10.3390/f9030156 172 -- Mingfeng Du, Guijie Ding and Qiong Cai The Transcriptomic Responses of Pinus massoniana to Drought Stress Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 326, doi: 10.3390/f9060326 186 -- Ana Usi ´e, Fernanda Sim ˜oes, Pedro Barbosa, Br´ıgida Meireles, In ˆes Chaves, S ´onia Gon¸calves, Andr ´e Folgado, Maria H. Almeida, Jos´e Matos and Ant ´onio M. Ramos Comprehensive Analysis of the Cork Oak (Quercus suber) Transcriptome Involved in the Regulation of Bud Sprouting Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 486, doi: 10.3390/f8120486 201 -- Zhenli Zhao, Suyan Niu, Guoqiang Fan, Minjie Deng and Yuanlong Wang Genome-Wide Analysis of Gene and microRNA Expression in Diploid and Autotetraploid Paulownia fortunei (Seem) Hemsl. under Drought Stress by Transcriptome, microRNA, and Degradome Sequencing Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 88, doi: 10.3390/f9020088 . 220 -- Jianwen Wang, Meng Xu, Zhiting Li, Youju Ye, Hao Rong and Li-an Xu Tamarix microRNA Profiling Reveals New Insight into Salt Tolerance Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 180, doi: 10.3390/f9040180 242 -- Sian Liu, Anding Li, Caihui Chen, Guojun Cai, Limin Zhang, Chunyan Guo and Meng Xu De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing in Passiflora edulis Sims to Identify Genes and Signaling Pathways Involved in Cold Tolerance Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 435, doi: 10.3390/f8110435 259 -- Lixia Yang, Mu Peng, Syed Sadaqat Shah and Qiuyu Wang Transcriptome Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Piptoporus betulinus in Response to Birch Sawdust Induction Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 374, doi: 10.3390/f8100374 273 -- Meng Lai, Leiming Dong, Min Yi, Shiwu Sun, Yingying Zhang, Li Fu, Zhenghua Xu, Lei Lei, Chunhui Leng and Lu Zhang Genetic Variation, Heritability and Genotype × Environment Interactions of Resin Yield, Growth Traits and Morphologic Traits for Pinus elliottii at Three Progeny Trials Reprinted from: Forests , 8, 409, doi: 10.3390/f8110409 . 284 -- Pauls Zelti ¸nˇs, Roberts Matisons, Arnis Gailis, J ¯anis Jansons, Juris Katreviˇcs and Aris Jansons ¯ Genetic Parameters of Growth Traits and Stem Quality of Silver Birch in a Low-Density Clonal Plantation Reprinted from: Forests 2018, 9, 52, doi: 10.3390/f9020052 . 300 -- Yan Zhang, Zewei Wang, Shuaizheng Qi, Xiaoqi Wang, Jian Zhao, Jinfeng Zhang, Bailian Li, Yadong Zhang, Xuezeng Liu and Wei Yuan In Vitro Tetraploid Induction from Leaf and Petiole Explants of Hybrid Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua × Liquidambar formosana) Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 264, doi: 10.3390/f8080264 308.