Read the Forestry Commission Blog Announcing the innovative projects to be supported through the Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) that will enhance the quantity, quality and diversity of tree planting stock available for planting in England. Projects will develop innovative technologies and ways of working to overcome current barriers to [...]
Richard Buggs is a Professor of Evolutionary Genomics at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) and a Senior Research Leader at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. His research uses evolutionary genomics methods to understand the basis of pest and pathogen susceptibility of plants. His main project explores the genomics of ash [...]
The strategy was published in October 2020. It provides a framework for forestry-related scientific research. It aims to support the management of our forests, woodlands and trees in England, Scotland and Wales. This framework recognises the key role the sector has in: addressing the challenges of reversing the decline in [...]
Vastern Timber, a corporate supporter of Future Trees Trust, today released the latest in their series of “Wood for the Trees” films. This one is all about growing improved trees for timber and features a chat with Jo Clark, Head of Research at Future Trees Trust. You can watch [...]
NTIS is proud to be a member of CONFOR that recently arranged a 'Tree Breeding' webinar for all their members. Follow the link below to get the latest news on breeding for Sitka spruce wood quality from Forest Research, an update of broadleaf tree breeding from FTT and the [...]
NTIS member Future Trees Trust recently published a report into the current state of elm breeding in the UK. The full report can be read here. http://www.futuretrees.org/blog/2019/12/04/where-we-are-with-elm-review-released/
Future Trees Trust is delighted to report a new consortium project funded by Defra to take forward work on producing ash for industry that is tolerant to ash dieback. This January, an archive of tolerant ash material from the Living Ash Project and Forest Research’s mass screening trials was planted [...]
Progress in the battle against 'Ash die-back' Scientists at Queen Mary University of London in conjunction with partners at Kew Gardens (London), Forest Research (Roslin), and Teagasc (Dublin) have published a ground-breaking paper on the battle to find native ash tree resistant to the invasive alien fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, which causes ash dieback. [...]
Sitka Spruced meeting at Roslin, 17th September 2019 Forestry Workshop on Genomic Selection: Implementation and Impacts for the UK The Sitka Spruced team is hosting a workshop on the implementation and impacts of genomic selection for UK forestry. The workshop, to be held on 17 September 2019 at the Roslin [...]
