Objective Natural populations of Maritime pine trees show large, in part genetically determined, variations in the properties of lignocellulosic fibres and the derived pulp and paper products. So far, tree breeding programs have failed to exploit this variation, due to the costly and destructive traditional chemical and technological assays and the requirement for mature trees to evaluate such lproperties. In this multi-disciplinary project, we propose to solve this problem starting from two angles. First, we will use and further develop reliable, fast, lcheap and non-destructive selection criteria for pulp and paper properties. Second, we will use a combination of QTL mapping, global gene expression analysis, Arabidopsis genomics and linkage disequilibrium mapping to identify the genes controlling the traits underlying the natural variation in pulp and paper properties. This should yield valuable criteria for the selection of elite trees. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringwoodworking Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE Address Domaine de l'hermitage 33610 Cestas France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Association Forêt-Cellulose (AFOCEL) France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 164 boulevard haussmann 75008 Paris See on map INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLOGICA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Quinta do marques 2780-901 Oeiras See on map INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tapada da ajuda Lisboa See on map Links Website Opens in new window JOHN INNES CENTRE GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address Norwich research park, colney Norwich See on map Links Website Opens in new window SMURFIT WORLDWIDE RESEARCH - EUROPE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Cours de la liberation, 351 33402 Talence See on map UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address S/n,plaza de el ejido s/n 29071 Estepona (malaga) See on map UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address University avenue, joseph blac building G12 8QQ Glasgow See on map
