Genomics-Enhanced Forecasting Tools to Secure Canada's Near-Term Lignocellulosic Feedstock Supply for Bioenergy using the Mountain Pine Beetle-Pinus spp. System

Develop genomic resources for jack pine and lodgepole pine to identify (1) expressed genes for these species, and (2) SNPs that can be used to assess natural populations for possible signatures of selection, with an emphasis on genes associated with responses to herbivory and water deficit. Authors: Cooke JEK, Cullingham CI, Bryman M, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada