Improvement of broadleaved species

 

The Forest Research programme is primarily concerned with evaluating and testing provenances of the main commercial broadleaved species to secure the most appropriate sources of seed for timber production.  The programme is co-ordinated with work in Genetic conservation to ensure that the need to select seed for native woodlands from appropriate local sources can provide sufficient quantity and potential timber quality.  Some low cost testing and breeding techniques are supported by the programme in oak, birch, ash, sycamore and sweet chestnut through Forestry Commission sponsorship for - and Forest Research collaboration with - the British and Irish hardwoods improvement programme (a private sector led initiative). The Forestry Commission is a funding partner with Defra in supporting breeding work at East Malling Research, which collaborates with Forest Research and BIHIP.

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