Tree breeding is basically aimed at producing quality products like seeds and clones and the most valuable contribution of molecular markers in breeding programs would be to reduce the time of selection or to reduce the number of breeding cycles. This can be achieved either by the early identification of superior progeny or by the identification of parents that will yield superior progeny. The ...

The simulation model was built using an agentbased modelling approach. The approach builds a virtual landscape ecosystem and simulates how the various components of the forest ecosystem fit together and interact with each other. Fire is the main disturbance source in the succession of the eucalypt forest ecosystem in this area and plays a critical role in the process of patterning the forested ...

Background The present era of high throughput technologies offer immense promise and innovative applications for SNP discovery and high quality parallel genotyping [1,2]. Using advancements in the next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, the en masse SNP discovery for targeted genomic regions is possible for eucalypts. The river red gum or Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Ec) is a fast growing, ...

Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) is a pseudocherid marsupial with the common name greater glider. It is the largest and most conspicuous of the gliding possums and is 1 of the most numerous arboreal marsupials in the eucalypt forests of eastern Australia. Its gliding membranes are large and its thick, shaggy coat obscures the basic body form, making the animal appear much larger than it actually...

Division of Wildlife Research, CSIRO, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham, A.C.T. 2602, Australia. Abstract: In Australia, eucalypt forests are the major vegetation form. They are highly fireprone, but also the major repository of the vertebrate fauna. Recent studies have demonstrated that the fauna, like the flora, may be adapted to fire. Simple divisions of environments into habitats satisfactorily predicte...

Background Eucalyptus species and their hybrids encompass approximately 40% of forestry plantation area in South Africa and contribute significantly to the paper pulp industry due to their favourable wood fibre properties. Eucalypt plantation trees are affected by numerous pathogens during their lifetime, some of which can cause severe losses such as Phytophtora spp and Chrysoporthe spp. Plant ...

In March 1994, Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal, an Australian weevil that feeds on foliage of eucalypts, was discovered in Ventura County, CA. By the time of its discovery, the weevil was defoliating eucalypt trees in citrus orchard windrows. We imported, reared, and released a parasitoid of the weevilÕs eggs, Anaphes nitens Siscaro (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). A. nitens was Þrmly established in ...