Monthly Archive:: January 2025
30 Jan 2025
Beyond the perception of wind only as a meteorological hazard: importance of mechanobiology for biomass allocation, forest ecology and management
By Irène Gabriel On 30 January 2025 In All published articles, Open Access, Opinion paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message Although global changes are expected to intensify the impact of wind as a hazard, recent studies have emphasized the critical role wind plays in tree growth and development. Wind-induced swaying generates strains that the tree
30 Jan 2025
Take five: about the beat and the bar of annual and 5-year periodic national forest inventories
By Irène Gabriel On 30 January 2025 In All published articles, Open Access, Review paper, Special issue/Topical collection
Key message International forest reporting processes and increasing forest disturbances delineate new requirements regarding the information delivered by national forest inventories (NFI), with implications on their sampling strategies. An original comparative review of the sampling designs of
28 Jan 2025
Unlocking genome-based prediction and selection in conifers: the key role of within-family prediction accuracy illustrated in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.)
By Irène Gabriel On 28 January 2025 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message Based on experimental and simulated data for maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in a genomic selection context, our study reveals that the often-highlighted equivalence between genome-based and pedigree-based prediction accuracies of breeding values is associated
27 Jan 2025
High genetic gains in wood volume and fecundity can be both achieved by direct selection in half-sib families of Pinus yunnanensis Franch
By Irène Gabriel On 27 January 2025 In All published articles, Data in repository, Open Access, Research paper
Key message This study demonstrates the potential of Pinus yunnanensis Franch. for multi-trait selection in breeding programs, highlighting positive co-variation of growth traits with fecundity, trunk straightness, and crown health in 16-year-old progenies. Integrated trait selection could
