Objective Background:Seeds are sold with a quality (seed vitality) assurance. Woody plants quality assurance is, currently, based on visual assessement.The objectives are:To establish a well-founded system for measuring quality (vitality) of woody planting stock.Short description of the project:Will measure and improve the growth of saplings (young trees) when they are planted in the forest. Basic physiology plus; a predictive model of sapling growth, techniques to improve growth, criteria for assessing sapling quality. Fields of science medical and health sciencesbasic medicinephysiology Programme(s) FP4-FAIR - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development), 1994-1998 Topic(s) 4.5.4 - Afforestation, sustainable management of forests, integration of functions, agro-forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURE MANAGEMENT AND FISHERY Address Rijneveld, 153 2770 AC Boskoop Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CPRO - DLO Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg, 1 - p.o. box 16 6700 AA Wageningen See on map DANISH INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kirstinebjergvej, 10 5792 Aarslev See on map Forestry Commission United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Northern research station EH25 9SY Roslin See on map I.N.R.A. - CENTRE DE NANCY France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 54280 Champenoux See on map ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rolighedsvej, 23 1958 Frederiksberg c See on map SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Herrgardsvagen, 122 776 98 Garpenberg See on map UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Belfield 4 Dublin See on map Università degli Studi del Molise Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Viale manzoni 86100 Campobasso See on map