Forest Genetics for Productivity Conference
(Scientific Events)

The next generation

Scion is proud to host an IUFRO Division 2 (Physiology and Genetics) conference in 2016 in our home city of Rotorua, New Zealand.

This conference will be sponsored by a number of IUFRO groups:

• Unit 2.02.20 - Breeding and genetic resources of Southern Pines

• Unit 2.02.02 - Breeding theory and progeny testing

• Unit 2.02.05 - Breeding and genetic resources of Pacific Northwest conifers

• Unit 2.04.06 - Molecular biology of forest trees

Research topics for the conference are:

• Breeding productive and resilient forests

• Finding the synergies in genotype, environment and silviculture

• Genomics and phenomics

Find out more on the conference website: http://www.fgpc2016.nz/fgp16