current Projects

Forest management in approved seed stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) for the production of high-quality reproductive material.

Breeding of fast-growing varieties of the genus Populus, Robinia, and Salix for the production of renewable resources in short rotation coppice plantations.

Procurement of highly-productive and suitable forest reproductive material for future forests under climate change.

Genetic identification in the genus Populus L. with nuclear microsatellite markers.

Conservation of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior by establishment of a seed orchard with clones with resistance against ash dieback; Sub-project 2: Phytopathological and gentical characterisation and vegetative propagation of healthy plus trees

Testing of clones of poplar and willow for production of energy wood in short rotation coppice.