Patterns of Population Structure and Hybridization within and between Populus trichocarpa and Populus balsamifera

• Main Author: Can, Muhammed Furkan
• Other Authors: Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Holliday, Jason A., Brunner, Amy Marie, Hallerman, Eric M.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Virginia Tech 2022
• Subjects: Populus trichocarpa; Populus balsamifera; population structure; hybridization; British Columbia; Canada; Newfoundland; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/107441

The genus Populus consists of many ecologically and economically important forest tree species. Their rapid growth makes them one of the most productive hardwoods growing in temperate latitudes. Populus spp. frequently hybridize where their ranges overlap, and poplar hybrids are the most frequently...