December 13, 2019
Preliminary announcement of the 6th IUFRO 2.09.02 conference, Harbin 2020, China
Dear Colleagues and strong supporters of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/> (Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies) and IUFRO Division 2<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/>,
As decided during our last event in Coimbra, Portugal (Sept. 2018), we are delighted to announce our 6th IUFRO 2.09.02 Conference that will be held during September 14-20, 2020 at the NorthEast Forestry University<https://en.nefu.edu.cn/> (NEFU), Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Somatic embryogenesis and other asexual propagation technologies to produce trees for a greener future
Just save this new international event in good place into your September 2020 diary!
Pr. Hailong Shen (NEFU, Professor Committee Chairman of the School of Forestry, PI of the State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding),
Pr. Long Sun (NEFU, Dean of the School of Forestry),
Pr. Guanzheng Qu (NEFU, School of Forestry, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding),
Pr. Ling Yang (NEFU, School of Forestry, member of Pr. Shen's team), and
Pr. Peng Zhang (NEFU, School of Forestry, Vice Dean and member of Pr. Shen's team)
are arranging the conference with support of the Organizing Committee and Executive & Local Arrangement Committee.
Join us in Harbin, the world-renowned and glamour "Ice City" located at the center of China's northeast forest region, for a productive and friendly international conference and discover the latest advances and application of vegetative propagation of trees for a greener future!
More information at our Conference Website as soon as it is activated.
Please forward this announcement to everyone in your network, organization and team interested by vegetative propagation of trees and other woody plants!
Some already important deadlines:
Abstract submission: May 31, 2020
Registration at regular fees: July 03, 2020
Conference Secretariat
Pr. Ling Yang, Ms. Jian Zhang, Ms. Chunxue Peng, Ms. Bei Li, Ms. Yang Liu, and Mr. Qiang Lin
Conference secretariat Email: iufro20902(a)126.com<mailto:iufro20902@126.com>
The Organizing Committee of Harbin 2020
Hailong Shen (NorthEast Forestry Univ., China)
Long Sun (NorthEast Forestry Univ., China)
Guanzheng Qu (NorthEast Forestry Univ., China)
Jorge Canhoto (Univ. Coimbra, Portugal)
Sandra Correia (Univ. Coimbra, Portugal)
Sandra Sharry (Univ. La Plata, Argentina)
Jana Krajňáková (Scion, New Zealand)
Paloma Moncaleán (Neiker, Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Yong Wook Kim (NIFoS, Republic of Korea).
Jean-François Trontin (FCBA, France)
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Dear Colleagues and Friends of the IUFRO 2.09.02 wp,
Following my Email yesterday about the special Issue of Forest on "New advances in tree (epi)genomics and implication for breeding and management" (Guest Editor: Pr. S. Maury), Dr. Carol Loopstra from the Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, USA), communicated to me that she will also serve as the Guest Editor for another Special Issue of the Open Access journal "Forests" (ISSN 1999-4907, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests<https://clicktime.symantec.com/3LUw2xbPSPM1CtnfwHhm3K56H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…>, IF: 1.96) on "Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement" that may be of high relevance too for our 2.09.02 wp.
If you are interested to contribute to this Special Issue, you will find further information in the attached flyer and also at:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Genetic_Tree_Improvement
Do not hesitate to contact Dr. Carol Loopstra for any question related to this special issue.
The deadline for manuscript submission is March 1, 2020
Please forward the information to any interested colleague from this wp or others!
Warm regards,
Jean-François Trontin
IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit Coordinator
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Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies
Jean-François Trontin, PhD
Coordinator
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IUFRO information webpage:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/
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Dear Colleagues of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit,
Pr. Stéphane Maury (University of Orléans, LBLGC, France) communicated to me that he will serve as the Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the Open Access journal "Forests" (ISSN 1999-4907, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests<https://clicktime.symantec.com/3LUw2xbPSPM1CtnfwHhm3K56H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…>, IF: 1.96) on the highly relevant topic for our WP of " New advances in Tree (Epi)Genomics and Implications for Breeding and Management".
If you are interested to contribute to this Special Issue, you will find further information in the attached flyer and also at:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Tree_Genomics_Breeding<https://clicktime.symantec.com/3K6zKDkZDjupcHKH9CFLMZV6H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…>
Do not hesitate to contact Pr. Stéphane Maury for any question related to this special issue.
The deadline for manuscript submission is March 31, 2020
Please forward the information to any interested colleague from this IUFRO WP and others!
Kind regards,
Jean-François Trontin
IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit Coordinator
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Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies
Jean-François Trontin, PhD
Coordinator
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IUFRO information webpage:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/
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Biotechnology & Advanced Forestry Department
Genetic & Biotechnology Group
71, Route d'Arcachon - Pierroton
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Dear Colleagues of IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit,
Dr. Carmen Diaz-Sala (University of Alcalá, Spain) communicated to me that she will serve as the Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the Open Access journal-Plants (ISSN 2223-7747, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants<https://clicktime.symantec.com/33dV3oH6PMfJh7PzHLMfu9B6H2?u=http%3A%2F%2Fww…>) on the highly relevant topic for our WP of "Adventitious Root Formation in Tree Species".
If you are interested to contribute to this Special Issue, you will find further information at:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/special_issues/adventitious_root_format…<https://clicktime.symantec.com/3DbY9Poo5qAatk2AAUdQzZq6H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…>
The deadline for manuscript submission is January 31, 2020
Please forward the information to any interested colleague!
Kind regards,
Jean-François Trontin
IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit Coordinator
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Dear Participants to 'Coimbra2018',
Dear Contributors to the Proceedings of 'Coimbra2018',
Dear Members of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit and colleagues of IUFRO Division 2,
Following the 5th Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 "Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies" that was held in Coimbra, Portugal (University of Coimbra, Center for Functional Ecology, Sept. 10-15, 2018), we are pleased to announce that the Proceedings on "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges" have now been published at the following IUFRO webpages:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/publica…https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/proceedings-meetings-2018/#c…
Please forward this advertisement to any colleague in your team interested by vegetative propagation technologies of trees and other woody plants and related issues!
On behalf of all IUFRO 2.09.02 Members, we would like here to warmly thank Pr. Jorge Canhoto & Dr. Sandra Correia (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and the whole local organizing team of this successful IUFRO 2.09.02 conference (122 attendees), the hosting/supporting organizations as well as all other sponsors. IUFRO's support to facilitate our scientific exchange and networking events is also greatly appreciated.
Thank you to all contributors to these Proceedings (328 pages) which contain 63 contributions (24 full papers, 14 extended abstracts and 25 short abstracts). We take this opportunity to also express our deep gratitude to Dr. Jan M. Bonga and Dr. Yill-Sung Park (NRC/Canadian Forest Service) who offered again to handle all the submissions during the reviewing process. Definitely, without your invaluable help and extensive experience, the Proceedings could not have been published so quickly!
We hope that you will enjoy the Proceedings and find both scientific information of great interest for your research and networking and also wonderful memories of 'Coimbra2018'. We encourage you to continuously promote the activities of our IUFRO Unit, in particular through the dissemination/citation of the contributions in these Proceedings.
Our 6th IUFRO 2.09.02 Conference is already scheduled next year in 2020 (dates to be confirmed). Pr. Hailong Shen (Northeast Forestry University) is planning to welcome us in Harbin, China. Thank you so much Pr. Shen for the great proposal to organize Harbin 2020! We would like therefore to kindly suggest to all our members that you consider this conference on vegetative propagation of trees as your primary choice to get funding from your institutions when planning to attend conferences in 2020! Join us for the latest advances in vegetative propagation of trees and also to discover the world-renowned "Ice City" with rich historical and cultural heritages!
Enjoy your reading and looking forward to hearing from you at upcoming IUFRO 2.09.02 activities and events, especially Harbin 2020!
Do not hesitate to contact us for any inquiry/idea about vegetative propagation of trees in the frame of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit. Some useful information (positions, events, etc.) can be posted at our Unit Noticeboard (https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/notice…) We would like also to remember you that IUFRO is offering the possibility for any registered Member to contact the whole IUFRO 2.09.092 membership through sending Emails to wp20902(a)lists.iufro.org<mailto:wp20902@lists.iufro.org> (scientific and technical issues, networking, etc.). The list is a moderated list by IUFRO HeadQuarters so that your posts will be held until they are approved (inappropriate contents will be discarded).
If not already a member, log in at https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20900/20902/mailin… to join the WP 2.09.02 list (currently 711 members from 68 countries) and be able to send information, questions, thoughts and more!
Kind regards,
Jean-François Trontin, IUFRO 2.09.02 Coordinator
Paloma Moncaleán & Yong-Wook Kim, IUFRO 2.09.02 Deputy Coordinators
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Jean-François Trontin, PhD
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IUFRO 2.09.02 information webpage:
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Dear Colleagues of IUFRO Division 2 and IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit,
Drs. M.-A. Lelu-Walter (INRA, Orléans, France) and U. Egertsdotter (UPSC, Umeå, Sweden) informed me that a Post-Doctoral position is again opened to develop a project about "enabling scale-up of somatic embryogenesis (SE) plant production by physiological analysis of embryos processed in bioreactors and the R&D SE System for harvest". It's an 18-month project and the post-doc candidate will work both at UPSC and INRA. Target conifer species are spruce and larch.
Closing date for full application: May 15, 2019
See the details, program description of the post-doctoral research fellow, instructions and links for further information of candidates in the attached document or online here<https://clicktime.symantec.com/3Gb7psHU1wP3q11anMaS3qT6H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…>.
Please forward the announcement to any potential candidates, especially with strong documented background in plant developmental biology.
Kind regards,
Jean-François Trontin
IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit Coordinator
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Dear Colleagues of IUFRO Division 2 and IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit,
Pr. Stéphane Maury (University of Orléans, France) communicated to me that a PhD position is now opened at the Laboratory of Woody Plants and Crops Biology (LBLGC) to develop a project about the "Role of epigenetics in phenotypic plasticity and adaptation in the model tree poplar in a context of climate change" with a focus on diversity within natural populations and plasticity in response to drought.
The PhD project will be carried out in Orléans as part of the EPITREE<https://clicktime.symantec.com/39SXTUjiFyjrhyvQw5x6NMY6H2?u=https%3A%2F%2Fw…> project (2018-2021). The position is already secured through a fellowship grant from the Region "Centre Val de Loire", France.
Closing date: April 26, 2019
Contacts : Stéphane Maury & Régis Fichot
See the details, instructions and links for further information of candidates in the attached document (French/English) and online here<http://www.univ-orleans.fr/sites/default/files/LBLGC/documents/offre_these_…>.
Please forward the announcement to any potential candidates!
Kind regards,
Jean-François Trontin
IUFRO 2.09.02 Unit Coordinator
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Dear IUFRO List Holders:
I am hoping you will be able to distribute this announcement to your IUFRO
group on sessions at IUFRO 2019 linked to the International Society of
Tropical Foresters.
Thanks,
Sheila Ward
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*The **International Society of Tropical Foresters* is organizing or
co-organizing seven sessions for th*e **XXV World Congress of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019)** to be
held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. *Please consider submitting
an oral or poster presentation for one of these sessions or another
IUFRO2019 session (see below). *Abstracts for presentations can be
submitted until 31 Dec 2018 at* http://iufro2019.com/* You* will need to be
registered for IUFRO2019 to submit an abstract, but you do not need to pay
until later. See https://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ for details on
abstract submission. Information on all IUFRO 2019 sessions can be found at
http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese…
. IUFRO will have financial assistance available for certain participants
(see https://iufro2019.com/scientist-assistance-program-sap/)
*ISTF-linked technical sessions at IUFRO2019*
*SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests
and plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br )
SESSION SUMMARY: VERSION IN BOOK: Araucaria and Swietenia are threatened by
habitat loss; overharvesting; insufficient regeneration and genetic
variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and
devaluation of products. The session will cover possible solutions,
including: harvest policies, regulations, and planning; regeneration and
genetic variation; silvicultural practices; modelling to balance
extraction, regeneration, and genetic diversity; and market demand to
create value.
*SESSION A4c: **Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values
at the National to Local Scale*
ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India
(*vptewari(a)yahoo.com <vptewari(a)yahoo.com>*)
SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous
benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their
structure, the services provided by these forests, and how these forests
are changing. The purpose of this session is to discuss approaches to
inventory urban forests, so that Nations can learn how to monitor these
important forests that directly affect human health and well-being.
*SESSION B5b: **Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing
countries*
ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, (
lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the
fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed.
This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might
include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more
efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of
increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood
energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and
energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing
countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from
biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics.
*SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value
Meliaceae*
ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese
Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including
Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the
world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable
management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share
the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these
species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic
improvement, advances in shoot borer control, natural forest management,
and development and products useful for human health, among others.
*SESSION C1c: **Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil (
acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae
species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African
mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as
plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of
topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common
research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working
with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world.
*SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data
sets*
ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico (
tropfordata(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by
various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These
datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through
time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To
safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving
schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share
information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status,
and appropriate curation and metadata strategies.
*SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of
forest professionals *
ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, (
ruth(a)proecoazuero.org)
SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are
evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs.
Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy,
climate change, and new technologies and informatics. In a similar vein,
solutions for real life, resource management problems around forest key
issues, like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for
more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to
meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges
involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session
will highlight findings on research aiming to understand those challenges
and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry
students and professors and providers of non-formal education to keep
abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies
among others.
With its focus on being a communication network, ISTF can help you connect
with others interested in tropical forests and forestry. To join, please
visit this link please fill out the membership form at GoogleForms
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy9FqCZ5Yj3TTA-mDJkgwm8n1jbCkEGlF…>
or
send a message to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com.
Dear Colleagues from the IUFRO 2.09.02 and IUFRO Division 2 lists
I hope everybody you are well
I am writing to you today because we started to work an ambitious conservation project here in Chile, using somatic embryogenesis in Araucaria araucana, we are based on studies in Araucaria angustifolia described in the book "In Vitro Embryogenesis in Higher Plants, 2016" (Ed. Maria Antonietta Germanà and Maurizio Lambardi).
There is very little information in relation to this species (Araucaria araucana) so, Has anyone worked with this gender or family, and can you recommend me an article?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Jorge González Campos
Engineer in Plant Biotechnology
Forest Conservation and Improvement Group
Phone:
+56 412855527
+56 977537819 (Whatsapp)
Forestry Institute
Chile
