Forest tree improvement has mainly been implemented to enhance the productivity of artificial forests. However, given the drastically changing global environmen

Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tre

Dothistroma pini changed New Zealand commercial forestry dramatically. Tree breeding became concentrated on a very few species and development of selection meth

It has become apparent, during discussions with students and colleagues in forest genetics, that a universal concern is the achievement of diverse goals of fore