Post hoc experimental designs improve genetic trial analyses: A case study of cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.) genetic evaluation in the western Gulf region, USA

• Chen Ding ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: czd0084@auburn.edu (CD); fraley@tfs.tamu.edu (EMR)

  Affiliations Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas, United States of America, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-2299

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• Yuhui Weng,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States of America

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• Tom D. Byram,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Benjamin D. Bartlett,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Earl M. Raley

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: czd0084@auburn.edu (CD); fraley@tfs.tamu.edu (EMR)

  Affiliation Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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