Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees

Quantitative genetics and forest tree breeding, Population genetics and genomics, Physiology of forest tree species. Part of @CZUvPraze, @FLDCZU

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

🌳 Prof. Lstibůrek's 1-month stay at #SeoulNationalUniversity featured an engaging lecture on breeding strategies & seed orchards at Korea's National Institute of Forest Science. His innovative "ONA" algorithm has already helped establish seed orchards in Korea! 🌲🌏 #NIFSKorea

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

Exciting update from the Department: Scots pine seedlings are ready for their final planting in Pilsen, Czech Republic! 🌱💚 These hardy plants underwent drought stress treatment at the PSI facility. Learn more: https://t.co/lcvHEF9ICr #conservation #reforestation #sustainability

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

A two-day workshop on seed orchards took place in February at the Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics in Germany, with Dr. Katharina Liepe as an organizer and Prof. Milan Lstibůrek as a guest lecturer. https://t.co/S3QU5Hpgz1

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

🇨🇿🇸🇪Prof. Lstibůrek was a keynote speaker in a webinar on Landscape Breeding hosted by @_SLU. https://t.co/lnIhUEpuxp

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

We are happy to announce that our student Ing. Kateřina Chaloupková, has successfully passed the doctoral state examinations and defended her dissertation. For her article in @AnnForSci, she recently received the Rector's Award for Doctoral Student Publications👏🥂🥳

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

In the run-up to Christmas🎄🎄🎄, the kick-off meeting of the @OptForest project, which addresses the management of forest tree genetic resources in the context of climate change, took place in Vienna.

[OptFORESTS @OptFORESTS]

💥📸Family photo in Vienna to kick off the #OptForests project! This week we're holding the first consortium meeting with WP sessions and plenary discussions with all partners to discuss all the tasks and milestones ahead of us - ready to hit the ground running! #HorizonEU

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

The collection of twigs for grafting and DNA samples from drones are efficient alternatives to hazardous climbing. More under Forgenres project: https://t.co/DoNpvuDxaL

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

Prof. Lstibůrek and doc. Tomášková visited @Skogforsk Ekebo, and gave a presentation in front of Swedish forest geneticists.

[AnnalsForestScience @AnnForSci]

#AnnForSci: New #OpenAccess Research Paper. "Spatial optimization of genetic thinning in seed #orchards" by Kateřina Chaloupková & Milan Lstibůrek @CzuFld #Czech Republic
More information at https://t.co/UoicaeRjvY

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

KGFLD organized a seminar on new trends in applying genomics in tree improvement with prof. Yousry El-Kassaby and Dr. Salvador Gezan.

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

Dr. Stejskal and Dr. Čepl visited the University of Eastern Finland to analyze hyperspectral data under the supervision of prof. Markku Keinänen. We also had the chance to explore the plant phenotyping system:

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

Our newly published study in @FrontPlantSci reports genetic correlations of reflectance indices against various growth parameters potentially useful for breeding applications. Substantial differences among Norway spruce from different altitudes were found. https://t.co/HD4eIODYXl

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

We indeed believe that efficient phenotyping has the potential to spark a new Green Revolution. More in the latest review published in Annals of Forest Science. https://t.co/4VNECietMf

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

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[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

(1)A diverse array of 810 pine seedlings originating from three local populations of Scots pine in the Czech Republic is now ready for comprehensive phenotyping at the Photon Systems Instruments, which will last four months. https://t.co/lcvHEF9aMT

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

(4)Funding is provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (INTER-EXCELLENCE program, project "Genetic variability of hyperspectral reflectance in Scots pine ecotypes for selection of drought-resistant individuals ").

[Dep. of Genetics & Physiology of Forest Trees @KGFLD_Prague]

https://t.co/Uo5p4hW0eS In our new study, we demonstrated that clonal progeny trials, used in forestry for more than fifty years, can yield results comparable to modern genomic evaluation, especially in programs where cloning has already been established.