Allelic variation in candidate genes associated with wood properties of cultivated poplars (Populus).

Introduction: Since Populus has veritable value as timber, plywood, pulp, and paper, genomic research should create the sound basis for further breeding toward desirable wood quality attributes.

Materials And Methods: In this study, we addressed the need for a research methodology that initially identifies and then characterize candidate genes encoding enzymes with wood property phenotypic traits, toward the aim of developing a genomics-based breeding technology.

Results: On 23 different poplar species/hybrid samples, we successfully amplified 55 primers designed on Populus trichocarpa L.