Breeding for adaptation to climate change: genomic selection for drought response in a white spruce multi‐site polycross test

Abstract With climate change, increasingly intense and frequent drought episodes will be affecting water availability for boreal tree species, prompting tree breeders and forest managers to consider adaptation to drought stress as a priority in their reforestation efforts. We used a 19‐year‐old poly...

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Main Authors: Jean‐Philippe Laverdière, Patrick Lenz, Simon Nadeau, Claire Depardieu, Nathalie Isabel, Martin Perron, Jean Beaulieu, Jean Bousquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13348