Forest Trees

Taxonomic classification based on morphology alone can prove difficult. This is the case of the polymorphic forest tree species Santiria trimera in Africa, whose classification has remained controversial for over a century. Studies combining chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences show the existence...

Rainforest trees are accustomed to a high and reliable water supply however this is set to change as climates warm and periods of drought become more...

22 - 26 July 2019 - Invermere

Manual on experimental design, setup and maintenance of field trials in forest tree breeding Experimental trial sites to test provenances, progenies and clones are a key instrument in forest tree breeding. Past experiences have shown that each institute and person of responsibility treats...

Tree species in tropical dry forests employ a wide range of strategies to cope with seasonal drought, including regulation of hydraulic function. However, it is uncertain if co-occurring lianas also possess a diversity of strategies. For a taxonomically diverse group of 14 tree and 7 liana species,...

Western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) is an important forest tree species, which is intensively plagued by the fungus Cronartium ribicola. Resistance gene analogs (RGAs) are the most highly abundant class of potential resistance (R) genes sharing greatly conserved domains and structures....

Mycorrhizal symbiosis increases micro and macronutrients especially phosphorous. Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis is kind of mycorrhizal symbiosis, which occur between the roots of some forest trees and ectomycorrhiza fungi. In this symbiosis, energy transfers from plant to fungus and nutrient elements...