Wood quality improvement for spotted gum [ 2003-12-15 - 2007-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Robert Henry (Chief Investigator) ,  ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) ,  Dr Alison Muneri (Partner Investigator) ,  Research Fellow Mervyn Shepherd (Associated with)

Brief description Wood quality improvement for spotted gum. Eucalypts are one of the world's top sources of hardwood saw and pulp logs. This project will provide a model for accelerated tree improvement for wood quality. The aim is to link genes for wood formation with wood quality phenotypes in spotted gum, a priority hardwood eucalypt for Northern Australia. The significance of the approach is time and costs saved in the deployment of plantations of higher wood quality through the circumvention of delays to generate populations required for alternative approaches and early selection available with molecular breeding.

Funding Amount $362,000

Funding Scheme Linkage Projects

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