Department of Dendrology and Forest Tree Breeding

Department is structured in two main specialized groups. On one side there is a bundle of genetics, breeding, physiology and biotechnology of forest tree species. On the other side there is a specialization of forest botany, dendrology and fytocenology/typology. Main subject taught by the department are botany, fytocenology, dendrology, forest tree breeding, population genetics and physiology.

Mostly mandatory subjects are taught by the department (botany, fytocenology, dendrology, forest tree breeding, population genetics and physiology) including their variations mainly within bachelor study programs of faculties of forestry and wood sciences and environment. Subjects of study branches FWLM and TFA are taught in English. Department is a workplace which creates a theoretical basis.

Principal scientific area including all research grant projects of the department is forest genetics and tree breeding with interdisciplinary specializations. Outline of individual specialization follows:

• Breeding theory of forest tree species (quantitative genetics, breeding theory, mathematical statistics in genetics)
• Breeding programs and strategies; application in forestry practice
• Low-input breeding strategies
• Intensive breeding programs based on genomic selection
• „Breeding without Breeding“, using the methods of pedigree reconstruction
• Breeding programs based on hybridization
• Population genetics of forest tree species; studies of variability based on morphologic, biochemical and molecular markers
• Physiology of forest tree species, in vitro cultures, biotechnology and gene engineering

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Datum aktualizace: 14.10.2012