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News

  • New publication on genomic selection in forest trees
  • First Annual Meeting of the FastTRACII project in Sussex, New Brunswick, November 2023
  • FastTRAC II launching informative project videos on March 21st, International Day of Forests
  • Launching of the FastTRAC II project

Media and Publications

Media

Genome Atlantic – FastTRAC II: Launching informative project videos on March 21st, International Day of Forests

Genome Canada – FastTRAC II: Fast tests for rating and amelioration of conifers

Genome Canada – New genomics investments drive innovation in Canadian forestry, agriculture and healthcare

Génome Québec – FastTRAC II: Fast tests for rating and amelioration of conifers

Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique de l’Université Laval – Un important programme de partenariat en génomique pour mieux adapter les forêts aux changements climatiques

Université Laval News – Accélérer la sélection de variétés d’épinettes

Publications

2024

Beaulieu, J., P. Lenz, J.-P. Laverdière, S. Nadeau & J. Bousquet. 2024. A meta-analysis on the effects of marker coverage, status number, and size of training set on predictive accuracy and heritability estimates from genomic selection in tree breeding. Tree Genetics and Genomes 20: 22 (14p.).

2023

Nadeau, S., J. Beaulieu, S.A. Gezan, M. Perron, J. Bousquet & P.R.N. Lenz. 2023. Increasing genomic prediction accuracy for unphenotyped fullsib families by modeling additive and dominance effects with large datasets in white spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1137834 (24p). 

Université Laval
Canada Research Chair Forest Genomics
Canadian Forest Service
Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
Ressources naturelles Forêts
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (NS-DNRR)
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (NB-DNRED)
JD Irving, Limited
NBTIC
Genome Canada
Genome Québec
Genome Atlantic