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Achievements in forest tree genetic improvement in Australia and New Zealand 2: Development of Corymbia species and hybrids for plantations in eastern Australia

David J. Lee Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Locked Bag 16, Fraser Road, Gympie, Queensland, 4570, Australia
Pages 11-16 | Received 16 Nov 2006, Published online: 15 Apr 2013

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Robin AW Gardner & David J Lee. (2021) Investigating the wood production and adaptability potential of Corymbia hybrid progeny in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 83:2, pages 135-143.
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João Gabriel Zanon Paludeto, David Bush, Regiane Abjaud Estopa & Evandro Vagner Tambarussi. (2020) Genetic control of diameter and bark percentage in spotted gum (Corymbia spp.): can we breed eucalypts with more wood and less bark?. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 82:1, pages 86-93.
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Robin AW Gardner, Keith M Little, Arnulf Kanzler & Thimagren N Naidoo. (2018) Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 80:2, pages 115-129.
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D. Bush, C. Harwood & E. Pinkard. (2018) Species for changing climates – Australian dryland forestry opportunities. Australian Forestry 81:2, pages 102-115.
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Tran D Hung, Jermey T Brawner, David J Lee, Roger Meder & Mark J Dieters. (2016) Genetic variation in growth and wood-quality traits of Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata across three sites in south-east Queensland, Australia. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 78:3, pages 225-239.
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Tracey V. McMahon, Cao Dinh Hung & Stephen J. Trueman. (2014) Clonal maturation of Corymbia torelliana × C. citriodora is delayed by minimal-growth storage. Australian Forestry 77:1, pages 9-14.
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Precila G. Salcedo, Tek Narayan Maraseni & Kevin McDougall. (2012) Carbon sequestration potential of spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subspecies Variegata) in South East Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Studies 69:5, pages 770-784.
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JT Brawner, R Meder, M Dieters & DJ Lee. (2012) Selection of Corymbia citriodora for pulp productivity. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 74:2, pages 121-131.
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Mervyn Shepherd, John Bartle, David J Lee, Jeremy Brawner, David Bush, Paul Turnbull, Paul Macdonel, Troy R Brown, Blake Simmons & Robert Henry. (2011) Eucalypts as a biofuel feedstock. Biofuels 2:6, pages 639-657.
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HF Nahrung, R Waugh, DJ Lee & SA Lawson. (2010) Susceptibility of Corymbia species and hybrids to arthropod herbivory inAustralian subtropical hardwood plantations. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science 72:3-4, pages 147-152.
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Q. Xie, J. Luo, Y. Lin, W. Lu, S. Zhou & R. J. Arnold. Variation in adaptation and growth among Corymbia citriodora natural-stand and landrace seed sources in southern China. Australian Forestry 0:0, pages 1-10.
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Leticia Miranda, Regiane Abjaud Estopa, João Gabriel Zanon Paludeto & Evandro Vagner Tambarussi. (2024) Genetic control and early selection of three Corymbia species . Canadian Journal of Forest Research 54:1, pages 31-44.
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Trinh Huynh, David J. Lee, Tom Lewis & Grahame Applegate. (2023) Effects of site characteristics and stand management on biomass and carbon sequestration in spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata) plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 529, pages 120725.
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Paulo H. M. da Silva, Marcio J. Araujo, David J. Lee, David Bush, Gabriel R. Baroni & Rinaldo C. de Paula. (2021) Adaptability and stability of novel eucalypt species and provenances across environments in Brazil at two assessment. New Forests 53:5, pages 779-796.
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Trinh Huynh, Tom Lewis, Grahame Applegate, Anibal Nahuel A. Pachas & David J. Lee. (2022) Allometric Equations to Estimate Aboveground Biomass in Spotted Gum (Corymbia citriodora Subspecies variegata) Plantations in Queensland. Forests 13:3, pages 486.
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Trinh Huynh, Grahame Applegate, Tom Lewis, Anibal Nahuel A. Pachas, Mark A. Hunt, Mila Bristow & David J. Lee. (2021) Species-Specific Allometric Equations for Predicting Belowground Root Biomass in Plantations: Case Study of Spotted Gums (Corymbia citriodora subspecies variegata) in Queensland. Forests 12:9, pages 1210.
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Ian D. Darby, Shahla Hosseini Bai, Helen M. Wallace & Stephen J. Trueman. (2021) Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants. Australian Journal of Botany 69:5, pages 310-317.
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Flávia Sarti Bonora, Richard Andrew Hayes, Helen F. Nahrung & David John Lee. (2021) Paropsis atomaria larval feeding induces a chemical but not a physical response in Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata. Trees 35:3, pages 863-873.
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Adam L. Healey, Mervyn Shepherd, Graham J. King, Jakob B. Butler, Jules S. Freeman, David J. Lee, Brad M. Potts, Orzenil B. Silva-Junior, Abdul Baten, Jerry Jenkins, Shengqiang Shu, John T. Lovell, Avinash Sreedasyam, Jane Grimwood, Agnelo Furtado, Dario Grattapaglia, Kerrie W. Barry, Hope Hundley, Blake A. Simmons, Jeremy Schmutz, René E. Vaillancourt & Robert J. Henry. (2021) Pests, diseases, and aridity have shaped the genome of Corymbia citriodora. Communications Biology 4:1.
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Flávia Sarti Bonora, Helen F Nahrung, Richard Andrew Hayes, Tanya Scharaschkin, Geoff Pegg & David John Lee. (2020) Changes in leaf chemistry and anatomy of Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata (Myrtaceae) in response to native and exotic pathogens. Australasian Plant Pathology 49:6, pages 641-653.
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Flávia Sarti Bonora, Richard Andrew Hayes, Helen F. Nahrung & David John Lee. (2020) Spotted gums and hybrids: Impact of pests and diseases, ontogeny and climate on tree performance. Forest Ecology and Management 472, pages 118235.
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Bruno Marchetti de Souza, Miguel Luiz Menezes Freitas, Alexandre Magno Sebbenn, Salvador A. Gezan, Bruna Zanatto, Daniele Fernanda Zulian, Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes, Eduardo Luiz Longui, Iraê Amaral Guerrini & Ananda Virgínia de Aguiar. (2020) Genotype-by-environment interaction in Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill, & L.A.S. Johnson progeny test in Luiz Antonio, Brazil. Forest Ecology and Management 460, pages 117855.
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Jakob B. Butler, Brad M. Potts, René E. Vaillancourt, David J. Lee, Geoff S. Pegg & Jules S. Freeman. (2019) Independent QTL underlie resistance to the native pathogen Quambalaria pitereka and the exotic pathogen Austropuccinia psidii in Corymbia. Tree Genetics & Genomes 15:5.
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Jules S. Freeman, Matthew G. Hamilton, David J. Lee, Geoff S. Pegg, Jeremy T. Brawner, Paul A. Tilyard & Brad M. Potts. (2018) Comparison of host susceptibilities to native and exotic pathogens provides evidence for pathogen‐imposed selection in forest trees. New Phytologist 221:4, pages 2261-2272.
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Evandro Vagner Tambarussi, Fernanda Bortolanza Pereira, Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva, David Lee & David Bush. (2018) Are tree breeders properly predicting genetic gain? A case study involving Corymbia species. Euphytica 214:8.
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Stephen Trueman, Cao Hung & Ivar Wendling. (2018) Tissue Culture of Corymbia and Eucalyptus. Forests 9:2, pages 84.
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Adam Healey, David J. Lee, Agnelo Furtado & Robert J. Henry. (2018) Evidence of inter-sectional chloroplast capture in Corymbia among sections Torellianae and Maculatae. Australian Journal of Botany 66:5, pages 369.
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J. B. Butler, R. E. Vaillancourt, B. M. Potts, D. J. Lee, G. J. King, A. Baten, M. Shepherd & J. S. Freeman. (2017) Comparative genomics of Eucalyptus and Corymbia reveals low rates of genome structural rearrangement. BMC Genomics 18:1.
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Bruce W. Randall, David A. Walton, David J. Lee & Helen M. Wallace. (2016) The risk of pollen-mediated gene flow into a vulnerable eucalypt species. Forest Ecology and Management 381, pages 297-304.
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