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QLK5-1999-00942
Genetic determinism of maritime pine pulp and paper properties |
| Contract No: | QLK5-1999-00942 |
| Project Type: | RS (Research and Technological Development Project) |
| Start Date: | 01-02-2000 |
| Duration: | 48 months |
| Total Cost: | 4,228,925 EUR |
| EC Contribution: | 2,199,999 EUR |
| Scientific Officer: | Alexandros ARABATZIS |
Abstract:
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 properties.
In this multi-disciplinary project, we propose to solve this problem starting from two angles.
First, we will use and further develop reliable, fast, cheap 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.
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