Genomic selection in Canadian spruces

The genetic gain of spruce (Picea spp.) breeding programs is impeded by long recurrent selection cycles stemming from biological constraints such as late expression of traits, weak juvenile mature correlations, and late onset of sexual maturity. Genomic selection (GS) is capable of addressing these barriers to improving the rate of genetic gain via early prediction of phenotypes using dense genetic marker arrays. Results from GS studies focused on spruce species in Canada thus far have produced encouraging results to capture additional genetic gain for wood quality.Fil: El-Kassaby, Yousry A. University of British Columbia. Faculty of Forestry. Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences; CanadáFil: Rateliffe, Blaise. University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry. Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences; CanadáFil: El-Dien, Omnia Gamal. University of British Columbia. Faculty of Forestry. Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences; Canadá. Alexandria University. Faculty of Pharmacy. Pharmacognosy Department; EgiptoFil: Sun, Shuzhen University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry. Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences; CanadáFil: Chen, Charles. Oklahoma State University. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Estados UnidosFil: Cappa, Eduardo Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Biológicos; ArgentinaFil: Porth, Ilga. Université Laval Québec. Faculté de Foresterie, de Géographie et Géomatique. Départment des Sciences du Bois et de la Forêt; Canad