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Assessment of adaptability and growth performance of Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
Project
Project code: 22040618
Contract period: 01.01.2020
- 31.12.2022
Budget: 660,464 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: forestry, silviculture, seed quality, genetic ressources, norway maple, renewable ressources
The aim of the project is to assess the adaptability and growth performance of Norway maple in forests in Germany. Therefore, a series of trial plots under different site conditions will be established to evaluate selected population seed samples as well as single tree progenies from the whole natural range. Such field trials are necessary to be able to give well-founded recommendations for the use of suitable seed and plant material for forestry practice. Furthermore, criteria for a genetically sustainable seed production should be developed based on population genetic analyses. This includes analyses of the within-population gene flow, and it also examines whether there is any evidence of pollen flow from horticultural varieties into natural populations of Norway maple. In order to answer these genetic questions, a suitable marker set for Norway maple will be developed.
Section overview
Subjects
- Silviculture
- Genetic Resources
- Renewable Resources
- Climate Change
