The genetic improvement of conifers continues to advance in Galicia. A milestone this year will be the upcoming planting on the mountain of 10,000 high-genetic-quality radiata pine plants, obtained through vegetative propagation (cuttings) via the Operative Group Piña. As part of this project, promoted by the Arume Foundation, a total of three fields of […] have been established.
On 5 February we took part in the technical seminar of the PLANFORLAB Operative Group on the improvement of Spanish pine forests at the headquarters of the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) in Madrid. In the afternoon, the participants toured the National Centre for Forest Genetic Resources. The PLANFORLAB Operative Group is funded by FEADER […]
The PLANFORLAB project, a network of laboratory forests with improved plants to increase resilience and production in coniferous forests, was present at the 9th Spanish Forestry Congress held in GiJón between 16 and 20 June. This Congress is the largest forestry science and research event in Spain, held every […]
In the framework of the PLANFORLAB project, Network of laboratory forests with improved planting to increase resilience and production in coniferous forests, a dozen technicians and researchers from the operational group made a trip to the French Landes to learn about various experiences with conifer plantations in experimental forests. On behalf of the Galician Forestry [...]
The Galician Agency for Food Quality (AGACAL) has just approved a grant for the development of the project entitled “Operational Amplification of Traditional Pine Plant Seminal Production in Galicia” for an amount of €161,700. The project consortium is led by the Arume Foundation and comprises the Foundation itself and the Forestry Association […]
Antonio Rigueiro Rodríguez, president of the Galician Forestry Association and professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, will give a lecture entitled «Sustainable Forest Management in Galicia» on Monday 7 February, organised by the Science, Technology and Environment Section of the Ateneo de Santiago. It will take place at 7.30 pm at 19 Rúa do Vilar. This lecture will present the […]
The Lourizán Research Centre has just published a video about the work carried out by its team in search of native pine varieties resistant to the pine nematode. In this video, the cause of the disease is explained, as is the work of the Centre's researchers in gradually selecting those specimens that […]
