Genetic diversity strongly influences populations’ adaptability to changing environments and therefore survival. Sustainable forest management practices have multiple roles including conservation of ...

Non-random distribution of genotypes in plant populations gives rise to the development of spatial-genetic structure (SGS) at a variety of scales (Silvertown, 2001; Vekemans and Hardy, 2004).

We moved house a few years ago, with a cherry tree in the east-facing front garden, and two eating apple trees in the west-facing back garden. The cherries were a wonderful surprise in the first year, ...