breeding of new willow clones for short rotation plantations

Lead Institute FG Institute of Forest Genetics

Intra- and interspecific breeding of willow with the objective to get new productive clones for short rotation coppice with resistance to willow rust and drought stress tolerance

The project aims at the selection of productive willow clones with new genetic basis for short rotation coppice on sites with sandy soils and low ground-water table that are distinguished by resistance to willow rusts as well as tolerance to drought stress. The basic material for crossings are parental clones of the species Salix daphnoides, S. purpurea, S. viminalis, S. aquatica, S. humboltiana and S. schwerinii characterized before regarding growth and resistance.

Background and Objective

new clonal material of Genus Salix for short rotation

Approach

crossing of preselcted clones, selction, investigation of rust sensivity / development of molecular marker for identification of rust races

Data and Methods

plant tests, molecular analyses

Results

resistant clonal lines

Thünen-Contact

Schneck, Volker

FG Institute of Forest Genetics

Involved Thünen-Partners

Bubner, Ben FG Institute of Forest Genetics

Involved external Thünen-Partners

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
(Berlin, Deutschland)

Funding Body

Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)
(national, öffentlich)

Duration

2.2012 - 2.2015

More Information

Project funding number: 22015311
Funding program: Innovationsförderung
Project status: finished

Publications

0
Bubner B, Köhler A, Zaspel I, Zander M, Förster N, Gloger J, Ulrichs C, Schneck V (2018) Breeding of multipurpose willows on the basis of Salix daphnoides Vill., Salix purpurea L. and Salix viminalis L.. Landbauforsch Appl Agric Forestry Res 68(1-2):53-66, DOI:10.3220/LBF1538634874000
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060213.pdf

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FG Forest Genetics

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