The goal of GenTree is to provide the European forestry sector with better knowledge, methods and tools for optimising the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Europe in the context of climate change and continuously evolving demands for forest products and services.
To reach its goal, GenTree will make scientific, technological and implementation breakthroughs in:
1) designing innovative strategies for dynamic conservation of FGR in European forests
2) broadening the range of FGR used by European breeding programmes
3) preparing new forest management scenarios and policy frameworks fully integrating genetic conservation and breeding aspects, to adapt forests and forestry to changing environmental conditions and societal demands
GenTree focuses on economically and ecologically important tree species in Europe, growing in a wide range of habitats and covering different societal uses and values.
More on the project at www.gentree-h2020.eu and on the official twitter account @GentreeProject
GenTree activities highlighted @ ScienceMag.org
Gentree publications involving IBBR-CNR:
Martínez-Sancho E, Mateju L, Morganti S, Grefen C, Carvalho B, Dauphin B, Rellstab C, Gugerli F, Opgenoorth L, Heer K, Knutzen F, von Arx G, Valladares F, Cavers S, Fady B, Alia R, Aravanopoulos F, Avanzi C, Bagnoli F, Barbas B, Bastien C, Benavides R, Bernier F, Bodineau G, Bastias CC, Charpentier J-P, Climent JM, Corréard M, Courdier F, Danusevicius D, Farsakoglou A-M, García del Barrio JM, Gilg O, González-Martínez SC, Gray A, Hartleitner C, Hurel A, Jouineau A, Kärkkäinen K, Kujula S, Labriola M, Lascoux M, Lefebvre M, Lejeune V, Liesebach M, Malliarou E, Mariotte N, Matesanz S, Myking T, Notivol E, Pakull B, Piotti A, Pringarbe M, Pyhajarvi T, Raffin A, Ramirez-Valiente JA, Ramskogler K, Robledo-Arnuncio JJ, Savolainen O, Schüler S, Semerikov V, Spanu I, Thévenet J, Tollefsrud MM, Turion N, Veisse D, Vendramin GG, Villar M, Westin J, Fonti P (2020) The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe. Scientific Data 7:1 [pdf] Just published!!!