Dear IUFRO 2.09.02 Colleagues,

Pr. Stéphane Maury (Univ. Orléans) and Dr. Caroline Teyssier (INRAE Orléans), MC Members (France) of the new EU COST action COPYTREE (CA21157-European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning, 2022-2026) would like to notify us that the corresponding website has now been launched.

As you may remember, COPYTREE is chaired by Pr. Stefaan Werbrouck (Univ. Gent, Belgium, stefaan.werbrouck@ugent.be) and will address the major research challenges of in vitro cloning of woody plants, its public acceptance, risk assessment and the promotion of commercial applications. This action is therefore highly relevant to our IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party!

Visit frequently the COPYTREE website to follow and/or participate in the COPYTREE’s activities!

Note also that the first COPYTREE conference on "Innovative woody plant cloning" will be organized next 17-18 April, 2023, at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). The Conference is held on site. For any question, please contact Dr. Nieves Vidal (nieves@mbg.csic.es).

Warm regards! Stay tuned, new IUFRO 2.09.02 networking activities to be announced soon!

Jean-François

IUFRO 2.09.02 Coordinator