Enhancing the value of productive tree species in Europe: new tool ‘4TREE’ to help tree breeders select trees with desirable characteristics. An important goal of the B4EST project is to produce a tool for tree breeders […] Published on 10/06/202010/06/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace Climate Matching Tool to help forestry practitioners understand future climate conditions for forests in Europe. Developing visualisation techniques to communicate to practitioners the urgency and impact of climate change on […] Published on 04/06/202005/06/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace Post-doc scientist sought to work on ‘Genetics, Adaptation and Breeding’ for European Ash. Do you have a PhD in quantitative, population genetics or statistical geonomics, with experience in genetic […] Published on 17/01/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace What will tomorrow’s tree breeding sector look like? An economic analysis The genetic selection of trees (breeding) and associated production of improved forest reproductive material (FRM) […] Published on 19/12/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace Identifying eucalypts with increased tolerance to biological and climate threats Eucalyptus globulus and hybrids are important non-native tree species with a high production capacity. They […] Published on 27/11/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace Postdoctoral researcher vacancy to work on forest genetics Do you have a doctoral degree and a recorded scientific expertise and interest in population, evolutionary […] Published on 11/11/201911/11/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace Downscaling climate data for the scientific community: the B4EST R Shiny web app Climatic data is an important component of ecological models. In B4EST we want to quantify […] Published on 30/10/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace A greenhouse seed orchard to improve maritime pine seed production Major difficulties face those seeking to produce improved Maritime pine seed. These include invasive pests […] Published on 22/07/201930/08/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace How to genotype hundreds of trees in a blink of an eye? Dr Tanja Pyhäjärvi , University of Oulu, Finland All breeding is based on genetic differences among […] Published on 14/06/201918/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace PhD position available exploring ‘Demo-genetic tipping points in forests facing disturbance’ Want to take part in B4EST? A PhD position is available at INRA Avignon, exploring […] Published on 14/06/201919/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace Making the management of genetic diversity in forest tree breeding efficient, flexible and fast The use of genomic information for tree selection has the potential to identify more accurately […] Published on 25/03/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace New research fellow starts with B4EST Abdou Rahmane Wade has just started his PhD within the INRA team in Orléans. […] Published on 18/02/201919/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace What plant materials should we use and how should they be managed to provide Europe with healthy and productive forests in a future climate? The Ålbrunna Norway spruce seed orchard. Currently the main provider of improved plant material in […] Published on 08/02/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace Investigating how tree characteristics interact to help us produce ‘good’ trees in a changing environment. Although in tree biology we often study single characteristics or ‘traits’, we know that in […] Published on 06/02/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace Assessing the biological and climatic factors affecting the productivity and resilience of trees. B4EST began in May 2018, and is a Horizon2020 EU funded project led by Dr […] Published on 14/12/201802/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace Adaptive breeding for productive, sustainable and resilient forests under climate change Climate change can increase forest vulnerability to damage and disease, reduce forest health and productivity, […] Published on 03/12/201803/12/2018 Posted by Suzanne Peace Search for: Tweets by B4EST_EU NEWSLETTERS
Enhancing the value of productive tree species in Europe: new tool ‘4TREE’ to help tree breeders select trees with desirable characteristics. An important goal of the B4EST project is to produce a tool for tree breeders […] Published on 10/06/202010/06/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Climate Matching Tool to help forestry practitioners understand future climate conditions for forests in Europe. Developing visualisation techniques to communicate to practitioners the urgency and impact of climate change on […] Published on 04/06/202005/06/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Post-doc scientist sought to work on ‘Genetics, Adaptation and Breeding’ for European Ash. Do you have a PhD in quantitative, population genetics or statistical geonomics, with experience in genetic […] Published on 17/01/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
What will tomorrow’s tree breeding sector look like? An economic analysis The genetic selection of trees (breeding) and associated production of improved forest reproductive material (FRM) […] Published on 19/12/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Identifying eucalypts with increased tolerance to biological and climate threats Eucalyptus globulus and hybrids are important non-native tree species with a high production capacity. They […] Published on 27/11/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Postdoctoral researcher vacancy to work on forest genetics Do you have a doctoral degree and a recorded scientific expertise and interest in population, evolutionary […] Published on 11/11/201911/11/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Downscaling climate data for the scientific community: the B4EST R Shiny web app Climatic data is an important component of ecological models. In B4EST we want to quantify […] Published on 30/10/201923/04/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
A greenhouse seed orchard to improve maritime pine seed production Major difficulties face those seeking to produce improved Maritime pine seed. These include invasive pests […] Published on 22/07/201930/08/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
How to genotype hundreds of trees in a blink of an eye? Dr Tanja Pyhäjärvi , University of Oulu, Finland All breeding is based on genetic differences among […] Published on 14/06/201918/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
PhD position available exploring ‘Demo-genetic tipping points in forests facing disturbance’ Want to take part in B4EST? A PhD position is available at INRA Avignon, exploring […] Published on 14/06/201919/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Making the management of genetic diversity in forest tree breeding efficient, flexible and fast The use of genomic information for tree selection has the potential to identify more accurately […] Published on 25/03/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
New research fellow starts with B4EST Abdou Rahmane Wade has just started his PhD within the INRA team in Orléans. […] Published on 18/02/201919/06/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
What plant materials should we use and how should they be managed to provide Europe with healthy and productive forests in a future climate? The Ålbrunna Norway spruce seed orchard. Currently the main provider of improved plant material in […] Published on 08/02/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Investigating how tree characteristics interact to help us produce ‘good’ trees in a changing environment. Although in tree biology we often study single characteristics or ‘traits’, we know that in […] Published on 06/02/201902/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Assessing the biological and climatic factors affecting the productivity and resilience of trees. B4EST began in May 2018, and is a Horizon2020 EU funded project led by Dr […] Published on 14/12/201802/05/2019 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Adaptive breeding for productive, sustainable and resilient forests under climate change Climate change can increase forest vulnerability to damage and disease, reduce forest health and productivity, […] Published on 03/12/201803/12/2018 Posted by Suzanne Peace
