Martin E. Perron

This study evaluates how climate differences affect white spruce seed sources' phenology, frost tolerance, and non-structural carbohydrates, informing assisted migration strategies.

This study determines the optimal SNP density for maximizing genomic prediction accuracy and heritability estimates in three spruce species, finding plateaus between 4000 to 8000 SNPs.

The paper develops and validates an exome-wide SNP genotyping array for black and red spruces, showing its utility for hybridization studies and transferability to white and Norway spruces.

The paper compares growth and climate response traits between black spruce, red spruce, and their hybrids, finding hybrids show superior cumulative growth and intermediate climate responses.