Yrjänä, Leena

M.Sc. (Agr. & For.), Forest Breeding Officer

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Expertise

• Conservation of gene resources of forest trees
• plus trees
• forest tree breeding

Research Projects

Current

• Forest gene resources
  
• Genetic variation in growth rhythm and pest and disease resistance: potential applications in tree breeding and gene conservation work
  
• Knowledge based data services -improving the life cycle and accessibility of environmental data provided for public interest
  

Former

• Breeding and seed production populations
  
• Breeding methods and progeny testing
  
• Conservation of genetic resources and the register of forest genetic material
  
• EVOLTREE - Evolution of Trees as drivers of Terrestrial Biodiversity
  
• National Register of forest reproductive material
  
• TREEBREEDEX: a working model network of tree improvement for competitive, multifunctional and sustainable European forestry
  
• The impact of genetically improved reproductive material on forest regeneration
  

Contacts

Keywords: field experiments, gene resources, plus trees