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Seed orchard conference Korea Sept 2009
IUFRO Working Party 2.09.01
Seed orchards
IUFRO WP 2.09.01 Seed Orchards hold a conference from September 8 to
11, 2009 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea.
This webpage is the homepage of the conference.
How it looked like before the conference 090906 .
There were 92 participants. 25 oral presentations and 45 posters were presented. Among overseas visitors, Sweden had the largest delegation.
A business meeting was hold. It was decided that the next WP seed orchard meeting is planned for 2012 with Nebi Bilir as responsible. On behalf of the WP, a book about seed orchards will be edited by Prof. Yousry A. El-Kassaby (y.el-kassaby@ubc.ca).
♠ Photos from the conference and adjacent
activities are now on the web!!
Some conference related photos
have been placed on this web.
♠ Proceedings
Presented
contributions are offered to be published in a conference proceedings.
Papers should be submitted
before November 30, 2009 to
kangks@forest.go.kr
The contribution must have been presented by one of the authors to be accepted for the proceedings. The expected format of the manuscript is seen after the report from business meeting. But, do not bother too much with the format, the editors will handle it if it is needed to modify.
♠ Scope
of the conference
The aim of
the conference was to present recent advances and to review the state-of-the-art
concerning, techniques and methods related to
genetics of seeds
and seed orchards; in particular the link between long-term breeding and seed
orchards, management of seed production; flowering; injuries and protection;
economics; seed management, physiology and technology, seed dormancy; testing
and storage; gene conservation. Aspects could impact on forests and ecosystems
at the stand, the landscape, the national and the global level. Of special
interest is seed orchards in the perspective of changing environment and global
warming. The main theme of the conference was suggested to be
seed
orchards and the link to long-term tree breeding in response to climate change
♠ Host
organizations
Organized by Korea
Forest Research Institute (KFRI)
Sponsored by Korea Forest Seed
and Variety Centre (KFSVC)
♠
Contact: conference secretary
Dr.
Kyu-Suk Kang, 44-3 Omokcheon,
Kwonsun, Suwon 441-847, Department of Forest
Genetic Resources, Korea
Forest Research Institute
Phone: +82 31 290 1155, mobile: +82 10 2924 9614, email:
kangks@forest.go.kr
♠ Miscellaneous
Seed orchards are the most important interface between forestry and tree breeding. Seed orchards are one of the tools in the fight against global warming, and a better seed orchard means a better future. During the conference, an IUFRO WP business meeting will be held to discuss and exchange ideas about the future, a seed orchard book, next meeting etc.
※ The scientific part of the conference started 09/09/09 at 09:09 am.
This web is managed by Dag Lindgren on behalf of Kyu-Suk Kang, last edit 091009
Links
It was a seed orchard conference in Umeå Sept 07.
The major web site of the Seed Orchard Working Party. is on this web.
There is an IUFRO Seed Orchard Working Party web site
There is a link to some specific Swedish contributions and Dag Lindgrens work.
