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Department of Forest Genetic Resources
Institution
Section overview
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Breeding of new energy poplars for Germany; Subproject 3: Provision of material and testing
- Collaborative project: Breeding fast growing tree species of the genus Populus, Robinia and Salix for the production of renewable resources in the short rotation. Subproject 1: Evaluation, breeding, genetic characterization and variety testing of black and balsam poplars and willows
- Collaborative project: origin control of forest reproductive material by means of stable isotope; Subproject 1: Origin control of beech and maple
- Collaborative project: origin control of forest reproductive material by means of stable isotope; Subproject 3: Examination of plants and variable and environmental influences on the stable isotope ratio
- Collaborative project: SmartForest - Application of Transponder Technology and Wireless Sensor Networks in Forestry – Subproject 4
- Collaborative Project: SNP diagnostic of plant breeding relevant properties in Salicaceae, Subproject 1
- Detection of clone-site interactions in poplar and willow on agricultural sites in short rotation - Project phase II
- Digital harvest registration register for indigenous woods Saxony-Anhalt
- Evaluation of selected seed stocks in Lower Saxony
- Increasing the efficiency of breeding fast-growing tree species with the help of chlorophyll fluorescence measurement as a pre-diagnostic performance parameter
- Joint project: growing fast-growing tree species for the production of renewable resources in the short term (FastWOOD), sub-project 1: evaluation, selection, genetic characterization, and performance, resistance and production testing of black and balsam poplars and willows
- Principles and strategies for the procurement of high quality and adaptable forest reproductive material under climate change
- State-of-the-art analysis on scientific and technical methodological aspects
Involved in research projects
- Collection and documentation of genetic resources of gray alder (Alnus incana), green alder (Alnus viridis) and black cherry (Prunus Padus) in Germany
- Collection and documentation of genetic resources of wild apple (Malus sylvestris) and wild pear (Pyrus pyraster) in Germany
- Establishment of a genetic monitoring system for beech and spruce trees in Germany to assess the genetic adaptability of tree species against environmental changes
- KUPAD - Short Rotation Coppice for sustainable biomass supply on landfill sites / old landfills
- Procurement of highly productive and suitable forest reproductive material for future forests under climate change
Contact
Department of Forest Genetic Resources
Prof.-Oelkers-Str. 6
34346 Hann. Münden
Lower Saxony
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 5541 / 7004-0
Fax: +49 (0) 5541 / 7004-73
Email: Waldgenressourcen(@)nw-fva.de