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Genomic selection for growth and wood quality in Eucalyptus: capturing the missing heritability and accelerating breeding for complex traits in forest trees

  1. Marcos D. V. Resende1,2,
  2. Márcio F. R. Resende Jr2,
  3. Carolina P. Sansaloni3,4,
  4. Cesar D. Petroli3,4,
  5. Alexandre A. Missiaggia5,
  6. Aurelio M. Aguiar5,
  7. Jupiter M. Abad5,
  8. Elizabete K. Takahashi6,
  9. Antonio M. Rosado6,
  10. Danielle A. Faria3,
  11. Georgios J. Pappas Jr.3,7,
  12. Andrzej Kilian8,
  13. Dario Grattapaglia3,7

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04038.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Special Issue: Featured papers on ‘Bioenergy trees’

Volume 194, Issue 1, pages 116–128, April 2012

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Resende, M. D. V., Resende, M. F. R., Sansaloni, C. P., Petroli, C. D., Missiaggia, A. A., Aguiar, A. M., Abad, J. M., Takahashi, E. K., Rosado, A. M., Faria, D. A., Pappas, G. J., Kilian, A. and Grattapaglia, D. (2012), Genomic selection for growth and wood quality in Eucalyptus: capturing the missing heritability and accelerating breeding for complex traits in forest trees. New Phytologist, 194: 116–128. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04038.x

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  1. 1

    EMBRAPA Forestry Research, Colombo, PR, 83411-000, Brazil

  2. 2

    Universidade Federal de Viçosa – Viçosa MG, 36570-000, Brazil

  3. 3

    EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology – EPqB, 70770-910, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

  4. 4

    Universidade de Brasilia – Campus Darcy Ribeiro Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil

  5. 5

    FIBRIA Celulose S.A., Rod. Aracruz/Barra do Riacho, km 25, Aracruz, ES, 29197-900, Brazil

  6. 6

    CENIBRA Celulose Nipo Brasileira S.A, Belo Oriente, MG, 35196-000, Brazil

  7. 7

    Universidade Catolica de Brasília- SGAN, 916 modulo B, Brasilia, DF, 70790-160, Brazil

  8. 8

    DArT - Diversity Arrays Technology, POB 7141, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia 2600

*Author for correspondence: Dario Grattapaglia Tel: +55 61 34484652 Email: dario@cenargen.embrapa.br

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2012
  3. Received: 26 October 2011, Accepted: 6 December 2011

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