The XXV IUFRO World Congress will be held in Curitiba, Brazil from 29 September to 5 October 2019.
Several researchers involved with the B4EST project will be presenting at the Congress:
- 1.10.2019 Agathe Hurel, INRA
This work is related to both WP1 (genetic variation) and WP2 (trade-offs)
- 5.10.2019 Santiago C. González-Martínez, INRA
Negative selection and polygenic adaptation in maritime pine
This research is part of the work done in maritime pine for WP2, in collaboration with INIA and CNR (among others).
- 5.10.2019 Mateusz Liziniewicz, Skogforsk
Several sessions are of interest to the B4EST community:
- B1e: Trees on the move: seed sourcing, germination, genetic adaptation and assisted migration in a changing climate
- B2c Novel advances in genomics and tree breeding for sustainable forests
- D2a Applied genetics for forest management and conservation
- D2b Conservation, Domestication and breeding of native species
- D2c Conservation, sustainable management and development of forest genetic resources across their ranges: regional research and collaboration
Further details can be found here: http://iufro2019.com/technical-sessions/
Image of Botanic Gardens: Hezaro, Pixabay