Venäläinen, Martti

D.Sc. (For.), Researcher, Customer Manager, Punkaharju

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Expertise

• testing of breeding material
• genetic variation in wood quality charasteristics
• decay resistance of timber

Research Projects

Current

• Coordination of PUU-programme
  
• Coordination project of the research and development programme New forest and forest biomass based products and services
  
• Environmental performance of weather and decay resistant timber
  
• Genetic variation in growth rhythm and pest and disease resistance: potential applications in tree breeding and gene conservation work
  
• Modification of wood properties and markets for modified wood in wood products sector
  
• Novel measurement and grading applications and customer solutions for determining quantity and quality of timber
  
• Raw material potentials, properties, suitability and competitiveness of Scots pine and Norway spruce in wood product industries
  
• TREES4FUTURE
  

Former

• Breeding methods and progeny testing
  
• Breeding of forest tree species
  
• Control of wood properties by the means of forest tree breeding and silviculture
  
• FuncWood 2 - Towards knowledge-based breeding of wood
  
• Future Biorefinery B
  
• Genetic basis of adapted traits and economically important characteristics in forest trees
  
• Natural usability of Finnish wood species in buildings
  
• Punkaharju Science Park
  
• The impact of genetically improved reproductive material on forest regeneration
  
• Wood material from differently managed forests: properties, measurement and modelling
  

Contacts

Keywords: breeding material, decay resistance, genetic variation, testing methods, wood quality