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Wednesday 10.9.2008
| 8.30 |
Registration opens |
| 9-9.30 |
Wellcome & Opening, Pasi
Puttonen, Metla, Finland |
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Metla’s presentation, Juhani
Häggman, Metla, Finland |
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| 9.30- 11 |
Session I: Tree breeding framework |
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- A way to utilise the advantages of clonal forestry for Norway
spruce?/ Dag Lindgren, SLU, Sweden
- Clones in Finnish tree breeding / Matti Haapanen, Metla,
Finland
- Field behaviour of Scots pine cuttings compared to seedlings
/ Anna-Maija Niskanen, Univ. of Helsinki, Finland
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| 11-12 |
Lunch |
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| 12-14 |
Session II: Landscaping framework |
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Conifers in landscaping - potentials and problems / Juha
Raisio, City of Helsinki, Finland
- Hardy options for landscaping - domesticated exotics and
special forms of Nordic conifers / Teijo Nikkanen, Metla,
Finland
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Investigation of conifers mutation forms in Latvia and
the possibilities in selecting new sorts / Janis Zilins,
LVM Seeds & Plants, Latvia
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Propagation of ornamental conifers - producer's view /
Jari Mäntynen, Taimityllilä Co., Finland
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| 14-14.30 |
Coffee break |
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| 14.30-16.10 |
Session III: Technical issues -grafting & rooting
of cuttings |
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Chip-budding and apical grafting - breeders' tools /
Jörgen Hajek, Skogforsk, Sweden
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Successes and failures in forest cutting production in
Finland / Jouni Mikola, Metla, Finland
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Joint pine cutting project: Metla-Silava-Skogforsk /
Karl-Anders Högberg, Skogforsk, Sweden
- Rooting Nordmann fir cuttings for Christmas trees?/ Ulrik
Nielsen, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark
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| 16.10-16.30 |
Refreshments |
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| 16.30- |
Lusto's exhibitions by your own or on a guided
tour (appr. 1 h) OR a guided tour at Metla's Arboretum (appr.
1h) |
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| 19-22 |
Evening together - Dinner at Valtionhotelli |
Thursday 11.9.2008
| 9-10.30 |
Session IV: Technical issues – potentials
of tissue culture |
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- Production of spruce somatic embryos – a practical
point of view /Karl-Anders Högberg, Skogforsk, Sweden
- Advances in pine tissue culture – can mature trees
be cloned? / Tuija Aronen, Metla, Finland
- Integration of biotechnology, robot technology and visualisation
technology for development of methods for automated mass production
of elite trees / Jens Find, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark·
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| 10.30 -11 |
Posters |
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| 11-12 |
Lunch |
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| 12-14 |
Session V: Collaboration and future
sights |
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- Possibilities of EU and Nordic funding /Eeva Karjalainen,
Metla, Finland
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- Group discussions on the future sights for vegetative propagation
of coniferous trees, including potentials of collaboration
or joint projects; e.g. on
- How to facilitate the use of conifers as ornamentals?
- Clones in practical breeding work and forestry
- Technological developmen
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- Optionally a presentation by Dag Lindgren: "Combining
genetic gain, gene diversity, time components, cost components
when optimising breeding strategies"
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| 14-14.30 |
General discussion and concluding remarks |
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| 14.30-15 |
Farewell coffee |
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Posters and company presentations by participants, e.g.
- Research and developmental projects ..
- Activities at nurseries ..
- Commercial companies involved ..
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