1. Expression of the QrCPE gene is associated with the induction and development of oak somatic embryos

   • Silvia Valladares
   • Saleta Rico
   • Conchi Sánchez

   Original Paper 12 July 2013 Pages: 1383 - 1393

   

2. Microsatellite-aided detection of genetic redundancy improves management of the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad

   • Lambert A. Motilal
   • Dapeng Zhang
   • Pathmanathan Umaharan

   Original Paper 20 July 2013 Pages: 1395 - 1411

   

3. Potentials and limitations of the cross-species transfer of nuclear microsatellite marker in six species belonging to three sections of the genus Populus L.

   • Tobias Bruegmann
   • Matthias Fladung

   Original Paper 18 August 2013 Pages: 1413 - 1421

   

4. An assessor-specific Bayesian multi-threshold mixed model for analyzing ordered categorical traits in tree breeding

   • Eduardo P. Cappa
   • Luis Varona

   Original Paper 30 August 2013 Pages: 1423 - 1434

   

5. Characterization and genetic mapping of a new blood-flesh trait controlled by the single dominant locus DBF in peach

   • Zhijun Shen
   • Carole Confolent
   • Thierry Pascal

   Original Paper 21 August 2013 Pages: 1435 - 1446

   

6. Signatures of adaptation and genetic structure among the mainland populations of Pinus radiata (D. Don) inferred from SNP loci

   • Shannon K. Dillon
   • Maureen F. Nolan
   • Simon G. Southerton

   Original Paper 12 September 2013 Pages: 1447 - 1463

   

7. Molecular and morphological diversity of on-farm hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) landraces from southern Europe and their role in the origin and diffusion of cultivated germplasm

   • P. Boccacci
   • M. Aramini
   • R. Botta

   Original Paper 30 August 2013 Pages: 1465 - 1480

   

8. Expression of DNA methyltransferases is involved in Quercus suber cork quality

   • Miguel Ramos
   • Margarida Rocheta
   • Leonor Morais-Cecilio

   Original Paper Open access 14 September 2013 Pages: 1481 - 1492

   

9. Identification of lipoxygenase (LOX) genes putatively involved in fruit flavour formation in apple (Malus × domestica)

   • Jörg Vogt
   • Doreen Schiller
   • Frank Dunemann

   Original Paper 31 August 2013 Pages: 1493 - 1511

   

10. Suitability of Illumina deep mRNA sequencing for reliable gene expression profiling in a non-model conifer species (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

    • Moritz Hess
    • Henning Wildhagen
    • Ingo Ensminger

    Original Paper 21 September 2013 Pages: 1513 - 1527

    

11. Combination of multipoint maximum likelihood (MML) and regression mapping algorithms to construct a high-density genetic linkage map for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)

    • Pedro J. Martínez-García
    • Kristian A. Stevens
    • David B. Neale

    Short Communication 20 August 2013 Pages: 1529 - 1535

    

12. Mining conifers’ mega-genome using rapid and efficient multiplexed high-throughput genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) SNP discovery platform

    • Charles Chen
    • Sharon E. Mitchell
    • Yousry A. El-Kassaby

    Short Communication 14 September 2013 Pages: 1537 - 1544