M. R. Garcia-Gil

Breeding for growth has resulted in increased tolerance to drought at the cost of genetic diversity in Scots pine.

The paper finds that breeding Scots pine for growth increased drought tolerance but reduced genetic diversity, with breeding-origin families showing less phenotypic variance in canopy traits.

Teasing apart the joint effect of demography and natural selection in the birth of a contact zone

The paper uses genomic data to show that natural selection and demographic history jointly shaped the genetic structure and contact zones in Norway spruce during post-glacial recolonization.

Evolutionary analysis of LP3 gene family in conifers: an ASR homolog

This study investigates the evolutionary history of the LP3 gene family in conifers, comparing it to ASR genes, and finds that LP3 is less divergent and undergoes purifying selection, with LP3-3 showing diversifying selection.

Effect of number of annual rings and tree ages on genomic predictive ability for solid wood properties of Norway spruce

This study evaluates genomic predictive ability for wood properties in Norway spruce, finding that using 80-90% of data as training sets yields high accuracy, and that predicting young trees from older coring data is feasible.

Molecular signatures of local adaptation to light in Norway Spruce: role of lignin mediated immunity

This study identifies genetic variations in Norway spruce linked to light adaptation, showing northern populations have enhanced disease resistance under shade through lignin pathway up-regulation.