6th framework programme - fao
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6th framework programmeResearch Infrastructures Action
Integrating activity
A working model network of tree improvement for competitive, multifunctional and sustainable
European forestry
"Structuring the European Research Area"Action: Support for Research Infrastructures
• The ability of Europe’s research teams to remain at the forefront of all fields of science and technology depends on their being supported by state-of-the-art infrastructures.
• The term “research infrastructures” refers to facilities and resources that provide essential services to the research community in both academic and/or industrial domains.
• The ambition of an Integrating Activity should be to induce a long-term integrating effect on the way research infrastructures operate, evolve and interact with similar infrastructures and with their users, thereby contributing to structure the European Research Area.
– Operators of similar infrastructures in a given class should for instance find it easier, through an Integrating Activity, to develop synergies and complementary capabilities in such a way as to offer an improved access to researchers.
– Likewise, infrastructure operators and users should be in a better position to tackle new or unexpected developments in their field, for instance in relation to state-of-the-art instrumentation, with a more co-ordinated approach.
– More generally, a closer interaction between a large number of scientists active in and around a number of infrastructures will facilitate cross-disciplinary fertilisations and a wider sharing of knowledge and related technologies across fields and between academia and industry.
– …….
• Long-term integrating effect …
…to structure the European Research area
to develop synergies and complementary capabilities
to tackle new or unexpected developments
to facilitate cross-disciplinary fertilisations
Context of European forest tree breeding
• Redundant activity/ R&D facilities• Small size : under-critical mass• Scattered facilities/ dispersed
expertise• Few integrated R&D chains Ex. Norway spruce breeding
programmes
Submitted to severe conjectural constraints in terms of research team critical mass, budget, etc
Faced to new R&D challenges well-beyond regional/national scopes
More reactivity is needed
• Environmental context • climate change• biodiversity issues
• Socio-economic context• New forest roles• New products• UE enlargement • Artificial forests
• New scientific and technical context
Increasing complexity…new problems… new challenges ...
Need to join forces !
?Inventory
Databases
Conditions for
access
Needs for research
Inventory
Conditions for
access
Inventory
State-of-the art
Common
protocols
Needs for
researchDatabases
Conditions for
access
Needs for research
Databases
State-of-the art
Synthesis
Dissemination
• 28 Institutes - 18 countries
• Duration : 48 months
Towards a more perennial structure
To create a scientific and technical platform for tree breeders and geneticists but also for a larger scientific community
- to raise scientific and technical expertise across Europe
- to initiate and support research projects
- to prepare cooperative breeding
Main objective
Treebreedex is not a research project
Inventory
Databases
Conditions for
access
Needs for research
Inventory
Conditions for
access
Inventory
State-of-the art
Common
protocols
Needs for
researchDatabases
Conditions for
access
Needs for research
Databases
State-of-the art
Synthesis
Dissemination
Have developed vast R&D infrastructuresover the last 50 yrs for most economical forest tree species (boreal/temperate/mediterranean)
Forest tree genetic material collections
Field experimental networks
Research facilities
Equipment / software
Methodology / know-how
Expertise
What are these infrastructures ?
Cooperative programmes
European Tree Breeding Coop
TREEBREEDEX goals
Joint R&D projects
Mobility projects
TREEBREEDEX
Partners’infrastructures
Networking tools
European Tree breedingresource centre
Identification of priority projects
Feasibility studies
Specific aims
• Create a reference space for forest tree breeders and geneticists– Staff directory– Literature– Experimental facilities– Scientific information / education
• Identify available experimental resources and organise accessibility– Inventories– Data-bases– Accessibility
• Exchange and make current scientific knowlegde accessible in a synthetic way– State-of-art synthesis, species breeding monographies– Seminars/workshops
• Share best scientific and technical practices– Reports– Workshops– Training
• Prepare future– Identify gaps and research needs– Prepare roadmaps for joint research / breeding
• Disseminate/communicate with people outside the consortium– Web-site short-notes/ forum on tree breeding activities– Inform about existence of infrastructures and its potential interest for other fields of research
• Create a reference space for professionals– Up-dated information on breeding progress– Consolidated information on FRM (catalogues, regulations, production scenarii, etc)
Expert group
Survey of tools, methodologies
State-of-art synthesis
What do we know ? What do we don’t know ?
Activitie
sTasks
DisseminationWeb-sitePapers
WorkshopsSeminars
Scientific & technical training
Access rules Research needs
Cost/benefit
Work organisation
Activity nr 3Provenance trialsBase populations
(provenances)
Activity nr 4Breeding
populations (+pollen, seed)
Activity nr 5Progeny/ clonal/
variety trials
Activity nr 6Forest
Reproductivematerial ®ulations
ForestReproductivematerial web-
page
Provision of specifications for databases includingaccess rules,
Delivery of standardised information
Provision of linksto national data-
bases
Links with nationaldata-bases
(when exists)
Links to contact persons incharge of Institute genetic
data-bases (individual data)
Creation, maintenance, management, up-datingCreation of links with other data-basesProvision of guidelines on access rules
Monitoring of use and promotion
Activity nr 2 : web-site
Links withInstitutes web-sites
Experimentalfacilities andtools data-
base
Staff directoryWeb-page
‘Grey’Literaturedata-base
Genetic fieldexperimental trials
data-base
Forest treebreeding material
data-base
Circulation/ dissemination of information
Forums
Definition of scope and preparation of legal, scientific & technical basis of the European
Tree Breeding CentreAdaptation of
Consortium agreement
Ac 2.
Depositary
Reference Centre
Show-case
Reference Centre
Activity nr 3Provenance trialsBase populations
(provenances)
Activity nr 4Breeding
populations (+pollen, seed)
Activity nr 5Progeny/ clonal/
variety trials
Activity nr 6Forest
Reproductivematerial ®ulations
ForestReproductivematerial web-
page
Provision of specifications for databases includingaccess rules,
Delivery of standardised information
Provision of linksto national data-
bases
Links with nationaldata-bases
(when exists)
Links to contact persons incharge of Institute genetic
data-bases (individual data)
Creation, maintenance, management, up-datingCreation of links with other data-basesProvision of guidelines on access rules
Monitoring of use and promotion
Activity nr 2 : web-site
Links withInstitutes web-sites
Experimentalfacilities andtools data-
base
Staff directoryWeb-page
‘Grey’Literaturedata-base
Genetic fieldexperimental trials
data-base
Forest treebreeding material
data-base
Circulation/ dissemination of information
Forums
Definition of scope and preparation of legal, scientific & technical basis of the European
Tree Breeding Centre
Adaptation of Consortium agreement
Ac 2.
Depositary
Reference Centre
Show-case
Reference Centre
Activity nr 3Provenance trialsBase populations
(provenances)
Activity nr 4Breeding
populations (+pollen, seed)
Activity nr 5Progeny/ clonal/
variety trials
Activity nr 6Forest
Reproductivematerial ®ulations
ForestReproductivematerial web-
page
Provision of specifications for databases includingaccess rules,
Delivery of standardised information
Provision of linksto national data-
bases
Links with nationaldata-bases
(when exists)
Links to contact persons incharge of Institute genetic
data-bases (individual data)
Creation, maintenance, management, up-datingCreation of links with other data-basesProvision of guidelines on access rules
Monitoring of use and promotion
Activity nr 2 : web-site
Links withInstitutes web-sites
Experimentalfacilities andtools data-
base
Staff directoryWeb-page
‘Grey’Literaturedata-base
Genetic fieldexperimental trials
data-base
Forest treebreeding material
data-base
Circulation/ dissemination of information
Forums
Definition of scope and preparation of legal, scientific & technical basis of the European
Tree Breeding Centre
Adaptation of Consortium agreement
Ac 2.
Depositary
Reference Centre
Activity nr 3Provenance trialsBase populations
(provenances)
Activity nr 4Breeding
populations (+pollen, seed)
Activity nr 5Progeny/ clonal/
variety trials
Activity nr 6Forest
Reproductivematerial ®ulations
ForestReproductivematerial web-
page
Provision of specifications for databases includingaccess rules,
Delivery of standardised information
Provision of linksto national data-
bases
Links with nationaldata-bases
(when exists)
Links to contact persons incharge of Institute genetic
data-bases (individual data)
Creation, maintenance, management, up-datingCreation of links with other data-basesProvision of guidelines on access rules
Monitoring of use and promotion
Activity nr 2 : web-site
Links withInstitutes web-sites
Experimentalfacilities andtools data-
base
Staff directoryWeb-page
‘Grey’Literaturedata-base
Genetic fieldexperimental trials
data-base
Forest treebreeding material
data-base
Circulation/ dissemination of information
Forums
Definition of scope and preparation of legal, scientific & technical basis of the European
Tree Breeding Centre
Adaptation of Consortium agreement
Ac 2.
Depositary
Reference Centre
Show-case
Reference Centre
Forest tree breeders andgeneticists
Scientific community-Biologists (physiology, pathology, genetics, …)
-Wood technologists
-Agronomists
-etc
Forestry woodchain
-Seed orch.managers
-Seed dealers
-Nurserymen
-Forest managers
-Wood industrials
Regulations-National
-InternationalPublic
Circulation/ dissemination of information
Forums
Definition of scope and preparation of legal, scientific & technical basis of the European
Tree Breeding CentreAdaptation of
Consortium agreement
Ac 2.
Depositary
Reference Centre
Show-case
Reference Centre
Activity nr 3Provenance trialsBase populations
(provenances)
Activity nr 4Breeding
populations (+pollen, seed)
Activity nr 5Progeny/ clonal/
variety trials
Activity nr 6Forest
Reproductivematerial ®ulations
ForestReproductivematerial web-
page
Provision of specifications for databases includingaccess rules,
Delivery of standardised information
Provision of linksto national data-
bases
Links with nationaldata-bases
(when exists)
Links to contact persons incharge of Institute genetic
data-bases (individual data)
Creation, maintenance, management, up-datingCreation of links with other data-basesProvision of guidelines on access rules
Monitoring of use and promotion
Activity nr 2 : web-site
Links withInstitutes web-sites
Experimentalfacilities andtools data-
base
Staff directoryWeb-page
‘Grey’Literaturedata-base
Genetic fieldexperimental trials
data-base
Forest treebreeding material
data-base
Analysis of data-bases content
Forest genetic material meta-
database
Genetic experiments
meta-database
Inventory of what is available
Abandoned, fragile, endangered collections
Species diversity representation of breeding
populations
Joined conservation actions
Common core of breeding
populations
Sharable material
Joined breeding programmes
Suitable networks/ material
Common research interest
Joined research projects
Web-site connection
Access rules
Consortiumbreeders
Scientific community
Activity nr 2Creation of
Tree Breeding Centre
Activity nr 3Geographical structure of
genetic diversity of species
Activity nr 4Structure, organisation and
long-term managementof forest breeding populations
Activity nr 5Optimisation of breeding
strategies and breeding tools
Activity nr 6Optimisation of improved
variety mass-production anddeployment in forests
Data-bases specifications,
surveys,inventories,
state-of-art synthesis,methodology standards
expert groups, workshops,
seminars, etc
Create, manage, up-date,disseminate
Web-siteForums
Data-basesReports
Guidelines
Provide information, Produce specifications,
Perform studies, Organise workshops, etc
Ac4.Joint management of breedingpopulations
• What is existing ? What is common, endangered ? How does BP represent species variability ?
• Accessibility ?
• Methodology to organise BP for long-term breeding
Ac5. Breedingmethods and
strategies
• Where do we stand at national levels ?
• Accessibility to infrastructures
• Share of expertise-methodology
• Standards
• Cost/benefit study of joined breeding
Ac6. Mass-production &
deployment ofvarieties
• Bottlenecks for mass-propagation/diffusion
• Share of expertise-methodology
• National regulations
• Variety transfer
Ac3. Delineation of breedingzones across Europe : principles – national
experience
• Genetic diversity
• Species plasticity & adaptability to changing conditions
?
Genetic diversity of species
Plasticity and potential of adaptation
Seed/ variety transfer
?
Delineation of breedingzones
Ac3. State-of-art synthesis
Seed transfer recommendation guidelines
Principles for delineation of breeding zones
Ac5. State-of-art synthesis
Ac5. Efficiency of phenotypic selectionAc5. Early testing and indirect selectionAc5. Genetic relationships among traitsAc5. Interspecific/interpopulation hybridisationAc5. Optimising breeding strategies gain/diversity
Ac5. Species Breeding Monography
Ac5. Methodology/protocols
Ac5. Development of a tool for genetic evaluationusing new statistical methods
Ac5. Design of breeding strategies at the age of genomics
Common standards
Ac6. State-of-art synthesis
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1300 bp
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Ac6. Review on mass-production of varieties
Ac6. Review on quality control procedures
Ac6. Best strategies for deployment and use of improvedFRM in relation…
Ac6. Quality and productivity potential of improved varieties
Workshops/seminars/trainingyear Activity Type Title Organiser Date Place remarks
yr1 2006 Ac.1.Plenary meeting Kick-off meeting P1 7-9 November 2006 France, Orléans all
yr1 2007 Ac5. training Methodological aspects of GIS for geospatial database building and exploitation P20 13-17 March 2007 Bucarest (Romania)
open to scientific and technical staff
yr1 2007 Ac2-4-5 workshop Data-bases : Specifications P1 16-18 April 2007Zaragoza (Spain) host partner 27
open to all partners but at min. 1 by partner
yr1 2007 Ac3. workshop Adaptive traits needed for breeding zone delineation P24 May 2007 Spain, Pontevedra
yr1 2007 Ac1.Plenary meeting 1st yr annual meeting P10 (21-25 ) M ay 2007 Finland all
yr2 2007 Ac2-4-5 workshop Data-base : Technical aspects P10 June 2007 Finland, Helsinkilimited to data-base developpers
yr2 2007 Ac6. conference Seed orchards conference P25 26-28 September 2007 Sweden, Umea open beyond consortiumyr2 2008 Ac3. workshop Plasticity and adaptation P1 & P23 (April-May) 2008 Spain, Madrid open beyond consortium
yr2 2008 Ac4. workshop ABS on Forest Genetic Resources P16 June 2008The Netherlands,
Wageningentogether with plenary meeting
yr2 2008 Ac1.Plenary meeting 2nd yr annual meeting P16 (2-6) June 2008 The Netherlands all
yr3 2008 Ac4. workshop Long-term management of breeding populations P1, P9 (July-September) 2008 France
yr3 2008 Ac5. training Field experimentation, data collection, field computers, etc. P9 sept.2008 Norway
designed for technical staff (already planned)
yr3 2008 Ac3. workshop Seed transfer: what do we know? P8 (July-Dec.) 2008 Germany, Dresden open beyond consortium
yr3 2009 Ac5. training Data management and analysisP7 & P21, P23,
P24, P27 2009 Germany, Göttingenyr3 2009 Ac5. training Around Pollination techniques P9 spring 2009 Denmark designed for technical staff
yr3 2009 Ac5. seminar Breeding of noble hardwood P12 May 2009 Italy
open beyond consortium, together with plenary meeting
yr3 2009 Ac1.Plenary meeting 3rd yr annual meeting P12
last week of May 2009 Italy all
yr4 2009 Ac3. seminar Genetic variability and adaptive potential of temperate and boreal forest tree species P20 June 2009 Romania, Brasov with Evoltree ?
yr4 2009 Ac5. workshopLayout of experiments and trials / assessment of traits/ reference standards P4 sept./oct.2009 Belgium
yr4 2009 Ac5. workshopData analysis : development of an integrated tool for genotypes evaluation P1 2009 France open beyond consortium
yr4 2009 Ac5. seminar
What do large genetic field experimental network across Europe bring to the scientific community? P8 sept/oct.2009 Poland open beyond consortium
yr4 2010 Ac1.Plenary meeting 4th yr annual meeting P11
last week of May 2010 Great-Britain all
yr4 2010 Ac1.
Plenary meeting and/or seminar Final meeting or seminar P1 France ? all
TREEBREEDEX MEETING SCHEDULE (tentative) December 5, 2006, revised Feb.28, 2007
Ac4.Joint management of breeding populations
Ac5. Breeding methods andstrategies
Ac6. Mass-production & deployment of varieties
Ac3. Delineation of breedingzones across Europe
Scientific – technical legal –financialfram
ework
Cost-benefit analysis
Property rights
Access rules
Joined breeding programmes
European breeding
cooperative
Focussed species
• Scots pine• Spruces (+ Sitka)• Larches• Douglas-fir
• Wild cherry• Ash• Sycomore• Poplars
+ Mediterranean firs and Pinus halepensis