082911 - germplasm request to IUFRO 2.08.04 – Poplars and willows
by Francisco Zamudio
Dear all,
Recently, I received an email from Andrew Groover(Research Geneticist.
US Forest Service. Davis CA) asking for assistance in obtaining
germplasm for a new project. Andrew will be glad to provide more
information if anyone of you is interested in the project. Below, I am
forwarding you Andrew's message. Thank you very much for your help.
Sincerely,
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Dear Colleague,
As part of a new project funded by the US Department of Energy, we are
examining the role of ploidy changes in developing superior hybrid
poplar for bioenergy production. We are currently seeking to establish
the frequency of triploidy and aneuploidy in F1 interspecific hybrids in
traditional breeding programs. We are writing to ask if you can provide
us a small amount of leaf tissue (less than 0.5g) from F1 individuals
from any of the species combinations listed below. Ideally, we would
like to have between as few as 6 and as many as 24 F1s from each full
sib family, and if available tissue from the parents. We can process up
to 20 families from your collections. Trees for which some phenotypic
information is available would be highest priority, as would be trees
that you suspect might be triploid/aneuploid (based on growth phenotype
or sterility).
For the tissue we receive from you, we will use low-coverage “next
generation” sequencing to develop a molecular karyotype for each
individual. We will make the karyotype as well as SNP marker genotypes
available to you for the submitted samples. If you wish, you may code
the identities of the samples but we do need to know the relationships
among samples (i.e. which samples are from the same family and which
samples are from parents vs F1s).
If you are interested in participating in the project, please contact
Andrew Groover (agroover(a)fs.fed.us <mailto:agroover@fs.fed.us>
530-759-1738). We will establish with you what genotypes should be
sequenced, and provide you with collection instructions and vials, and a
shipping account. We very much appreciate your assistance.
Sincerely,
Luca Comai and Isabelle Henry (UC Davis)
Andrew Groover (US Forest Service)
*Female Parent* *Male Parent*
trichocarpa deltoides
deltoides trichocarpa
maximowiczii deltoides
deltoides maximowiczii
maximowiczii nigra
nigra maximowiczii
nigra deltoides
deltoides nigra
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Andrew Groover
Research Geneticist
US Forest Service
Davis CA
530-759-1738
agroover(a)fs.fed.us
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IUFRO MELIACEAE MEETING 25-26 June 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
by Sheila Ward
IUFRO MELIACEAE MEETING 25-26 June 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
The first meeting of the IUFRO working party 1.02.04 – Sustainable
management and genetic resources in Meliaceae – will be held on Monday
and Tuesday June 25 and 25 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose is
share the latest in research and applications for a global perspective
on solutions for the Meliaceae.
This meeting will be held in conjunction with the IUFRO-FORNESSA
Regional Congress in Africa (IUFRO = International Union of Forest
Research Organizations; FORNESSA = Forestry Research Network of
Sub-Saharan Africa). We are also investigating a field trip on the
Meliaceae for Wednesday July 27.
Potential sessions for the Meliaceae meeting are as follows:
Advances on the shoot borer
Conservation and use of Meliaceae genetic resources (genetics,
conservation,germplasm production etc)
Population genetics of natural populations
Management of Meliaceae plantations
Meliaceae ecology and biogeography
Meliaceae management in natural forests (including multiple use management)
If you would like to chair one of these sessions, or have other
suggestions for sessions, please send them to Dr. Sheila Ward
(mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com ) by September 1, 2011. These
sessions will be coordinated with those of the African Regional
Congress.
If you wish to submit a paper or a poster please send it to: Dr.
Sheila Ward (Deputy Coordinator; IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party;
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com) AND Dr. Joe Cobbinah (chair, Africa
Regional Congress Scientific Committee; joe.cobbinah(a)ymail.com;
iufroforn_2012(a)yahoo.com) The deadline is 15 November, 2011
The abstract should include: title, list of authors with email address
and affiliations, and a 300-350 word abstract. Please indicate in
which of the above sessions the abstract would best, and the theme(s)
of the African Regional Congress it addresses. Presenters that address
the Congress themes (as well as the Meliaceae meeting themes) may be
eligible to receive partial or complete coverage of costs for
attending the meeting. Information on the Regional Congress and its
themes can be found at:
http://fornis.net/content/first-iufro-fornessa-regional-congress .
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO working party 1.02.04 –
Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com
+01-787-763-8584
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