Application of Transfer Effect Models for Predicting Growth and Survival of Genetically Selected Scots Pine Seed Sources in Sweden Image: Scots pine trial located in the north of Sweden, comparing plants from a selected […] Published on 15/01/202119/01/2021 Posted by Suzanne Peace Climate-EU: Scale-free climate normals, historical time series, and future projections for Europe. Marchi, Castellanos-Acuña, Hamann, Wang, Ray, Menzel Newly published research in the journal Nature Scientific Data, describes […] Published on 04/12/202022/12/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace The new B4EST Downscaling Tool for scale-free downscaling of climatic time series, indices and climatic normals from 1901 to 2098 In a previous post we explained how B4EST is working to quantify the potential impacts […] Published on 01/10/202022/12/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace 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 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 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 Planter’s guide – new tool for choosing Scots pine plant material in Sweden and Finland A new web-based tool developed with support from the B4EST project provides recommendations of the […] Published on 17/09/2019 Posted by Rach Colling Survey results show positive perceptions of adaptive tree breeding A European survey carried out by the B4EST project shows that improved forest reproductive materials […] Published on 29/08/201907/11/2019 Posted by Rach Colling 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 1st B4EST annual meeting B4EST partners gathered in Edinburgh from 21-23 May for the first Annual Meeting. The meeting […] Published on 04/06/201919/06/2019 Posted by Rach Colling 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 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 Search for: Tweets by B4EST_EU NEWSLETTERS
Application of Transfer Effect Models for Predicting Growth and Survival of Genetically Selected Scots Pine Seed Sources in Sweden Image: Scots pine trial located in the north of Sweden, comparing plants from a selected […] Published on 15/01/202119/01/2021 Posted by Suzanne Peace
Climate-EU: Scale-free climate normals, historical time series, and future projections for Europe. Marchi, Castellanos-Acuña, Hamann, Wang, Ray, Menzel Newly published research in the journal Nature Scientific Data, describes […] Published on 04/12/202022/12/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
The new B4EST Downscaling Tool for scale-free downscaling of climatic time series, indices and climatic normals from 1901 to 2098 In a previous post we explained how B4EST is working to quantify the potential impacts […] Published on 01/10/202022/12/2020 Posted by Suzanne Peace
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
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
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
Planter’s guide – new tool for choosing Scots pine plant material in Sweden and Finland A new web-based tool developed with support from the B4EST project provides recommendations of the […] Published on 17/09/2019 Posted by Rach Colling
Survey results show positive perceptions of adaptive tree breeding A European survey carried out by the B4EST project shows that improved forest reproductive materials […] Published on 29/08/201907/11/2019 Posted by Rach Colling
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
1st B4EST annual meeting B4EST partners gathered in Edinburgh from 21-23 May for the first Annual Meeting. The meeting […] Published on 04/06/201919/06/2019 Posted by Rach Colling
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
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
