The 35th biennial Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference (SFTIC) was held on the 4th and 5th day of June 2019, in Lexington, KY, USA. The theme of the conference was “Genetics and improvement of forest health and productivity”. Plenary speakers detailed significant progress in understanding forest tree genomes, identifying candidate genes for disease resistance and tree architecture traits and utilizing both genomic selection and genetic modification to advance forest health and productivity. Concurrent and general technical sessions provided additional evidence of progress in these areas as well as information on seed zone development for the eastern USA and species prioritization for conservation and restoration programs, in addition to advanced genome-assisted selection and breeding methods and programs in species of commercial interest including pines and eucalyptus. An interactive poster session provided each poster presenter an opportunity to speak in front of a general session audience and to take Q&A in a traditional poster session format. Pre-conference workshops and a post-conference field tour rounded out the 35th SFTIC with 88 registered for the conference, more than 60 participating in workshops and 33 attending the field tour. The conference program and proceedings are accessible through the SFTIC web site at http://www.sftic.org.

第35届两年一次的南方林木改良会议（SFTIC）于2019年6月4日至5日在美国肯塔基州列克星敦市举行。会议的主题是“遗传与森林健康和生产力的改善”。全体会议发言人详细介绍了在了解林木基因组，鉴定抗病性和树木结构性状的候选基因以及利用基因组选择和基因改造以促进森林健康和生产力方面的重大进展。同期和一般性技术会议提供了这些领域进展的更多证据，以及有关美国东部种子区开发以及保护和恢复计划的物种优先次序的信息，除了具有商业意义的物种（包括松树和桉树）中先进的基因组辅助选择和育种方法及程序。交互式海报会议为每个海报发布者提供了在一般会议听众面前发言和以传统海报会议形式进行问答的机会。会议前的研讨会和会议后的实地考察使第35届SFTIC圆满结束，其中88个注册了会议，超过60个参加了研讨会，其中33个参加了实地考察。可通过SFTIC网站（http://www.sftic.org）访问会议计划和会议记录。会议前的研讨会和会议后的实地考察使第35届SFTIC圆满结束，其中88个注册了会议，超过60个参加了研讨会，其中33个参加了实地考察。可通过SFTIC网站（http://www.sftic.org）访问会议计划和会议记录。会议前的研讨会和会议后的实地考察使第35届SFTIC圆满结束，其中88个注册了会议，超过60个参加了研讨会，其中33个参加了实地考察。可通过SFTIC网站（http://www.sftic.org）访问会议计划和会议记录。