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Membership of IUFRO is open to any institution concerned with the promotion, support or conduct of research related to forests, trees and forest products.
The main objective of this Working Party on "Seed Orchards" is to facilitate exchange of information on the research and progress of seed orchards and seed crops. Seed orchards are the link between research and breeding towards better forests, and better forests help in solving future problems of the World, like shortage of raw materials, energy, climate changing and sustainability. Scientific research for improving seed orchards and discussion for sharing experiences and progress are keys to that goal. This research unit draws together those interested in research and management strategies concerning genetics of seed orchard, management of seed production, flowering, seed physiology and technology, injuries and protection, economics, seed dormancy, testing and storage; impact on seed orchards, ecosystems on landscapes and national level, and conservation.
STATE OF KNOWLEDGE
Seed orchards are in much of the world the main supplier of forest generation material, and the use of seed orchard seed as well as their quality is continuously rising. The genetic gain from seed orchards is increasing, and much accumulated knowledge becomes available. So the reason for having an IUFRO Unit focusing on seed orchards seems to be increasing! Thus we started efforts to get an IUFRO working party on seed orchards. After a long process, this 'Seed Orchards' Working Party was finally inaugurated in October 2008. The history of this WP and more related information can be found on: http://daglindgren.upsc.se/SeedOrchardWP/.
