4th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources, 10–12 May 2016, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy (by invitation only)
The ITWG-FGR was established in 2009 by the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), to review the situation and technical issues related to biodiversity in the area of forest…
MoreSecond International Scientific Symposium on Agarwood (ISSA), 10-12 October 2016, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Topics of the conference include conservation and sustainable use, commerce, policies and regulations, agarwood induction and biosynthesis, molecular and biotechnology, extraction technologies and…
MoreForest landscape restoration for Asia-Pacific forests
The need for restoring forests is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region considering the extensive areas of degraded forests and lands. In this context, a new approach, called forest landscape…
MorePotential of Tree Populations to Cope with Newly Introduced Pests and Pathogens—Lessons Learned From Forest Health Catastrophes
Emerging diseases often originate from host shifts of introduced pests or pathogens. Genetic resistance of the host to such diseases might be limited or absent due to the lack of coevolutionary…
MoreTime to get moving: assisted gene flow of forest trees
Geographic variation in trees has been investigated since the mid-18th century. Similar patterns of clinal variation have been observed along latitudinal and elevational gradients in common garden…
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