Date: June 12-14, 2018
Location: Höör & Central Skåne, Sweden
The rapid development in methods for molecular data collection and analysis approaches brought a new era of using genomics in selection, breeding and deployment. At the same time there is a concern in society that we should not deplete the extant genetic variation. This is especially true for resistance breeding, which also needs to take into account dynamic responses in pest and pathogen populations.
The aim of the conference was to provide examples of how clonal forestry and breeding can be applied in a sustainable manner. Here you can find the Second HealGenCar conference flyer and the Program.
PRESENTATIONS:
Jan Stenlid: Breeding for resistence or keeping track of host genotypes
Pär Ingvarsson: Benefits and risks of clonal forestry from a Swedish perspective
Curt Almqvist: Without seed – no clonal forestry
Tuija Aronen: Somatic embryogenesis of Norway spruce in Finland – on a way to practical applications
Saila Varis: Somatic embryogenesis of Norway spruce (Picea abies) using primordial shoot explants
Hernan Capador: Evolution of LAR3, a disease resistance candidate locus in conifers
Halldór Sverrisson: Breeding for resistance against poplar leaf rust in Iceland
Erik Dahl Kjær: Establishment of a base population for breeding Fraxinus excelsior for reduced ash dieback
Karl Lundén: Selection for resistance to Heterobasidion parviporum