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Populus Breeding: From the Classical to the Genomic Approach

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Genetics and Genomics of Populus

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 8))

Abstract

Populus breeding is distinguished by a long history in forest tree improvement and its frequent dual reliance on inter-specific hybridization and varietal selection as the prominent domestication strategy. This chapter presents a review of the genecology and the principal long-term improvement approaches considered in the manipulation of the genus’ key taxa, the pertinent experimental design features of worldwide varietal evaluation programs, and the current understanding of the morphological, physiological, and pathology components of yield and the physical and chemical components of wood quality. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the molecular tools being developed for an integrated translational genomics program to improve upon present breeding and selection methodologies.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Several authors in this text follow Eckenwalder’s (1996) taxonomy that considers P. maximowiczii as a variety of Siberian poplar (P. suaveolens). We, however, treat P. maximowiczii as a distinct species following the reasoning of Dickmann and Kuzvokina (2008), because it is commonly known as such by Populus breeders worldwide.

  2. 2.

    The origin of P. Ă—tomentosa may be in dispute; we consider it as a first-generation hybrid of P. alba and P. tremula var. davidiana following the analysis of Zhang et al. (1995). We assume this taxon is distinct from the P. Ă—canescens taxon, itself an inter-specific combination of P. alba and P. tremula.

  3. 3.

    Row-column designs are experimental designs that control or block site heterogeneity that occurs in two directions.

  4. 4.

    The Bioenergy Science Center is a research affiliation of 10 organizations operating under the auspices of the United States Department of Energy and the leadership of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

  5. 5.

    The Umea Plant Science Center located in Umea, Sweden is a research center in plant biology formed in 1999 from the Department of Plant Physiology, Umea University and the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

  6. 6.

    Science, July 24 2009, Volume 325.

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Stanton, B.J., B. Neale, D., Li, S. (2010). Populus Breeding: From the Classical to the Genomic Approach. In: Jansson, S., Bhalerao, R., Groover, A. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Populus. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1541-2_14

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