Forgenius is developing Near Infra-Red (NIR) calibrations to indirectly measure complex traits, such as vulnerability to drought, on a large number of trees, overcoming the scarcity of costly laboratory equipment.
A new dataset promises to improve the data available for the conservation of forest genetic resources in the core network of genetic conservation units (GCUs) and the European continent as a whole.
Work on the web application to be created in WP6 started by brainstorming with the FORGENIUS partners on who the potential end-users of the project results might be. Obviously, EUFGIS National Focal Points and other experts on forest genetic resources conservation, whether they work with policies, in administration or on the spot in…