IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010

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Conference Theme :

Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era

IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010 is the joint conference of IUFRO Working Parties 2.04.01 (Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics) and 2.04.10 (Genomics) which will be held on March 7-12, 2010 at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) are the hosts for the conference. The conference includes invited and contributed presentations and posters, discussion sessions, workshops, satellite and business meetings and an in-conference tour.

IUFRO KUALA LUMPUR 2010 REPORT

IUFRO KUALA LUMPUR 2010 ABSTRACT BOOK

Objectives:

To provide a platform for exchange of ideas and information amongst researchers and practitioners in forest genetics, breeding and conservation.
To discuss and evaluate the latest approaches and techniques in forest genetics research and management of forest genetic resources.
To promote international co-operation and networking amongst practitioners and researchers involved in forest genetics, breeding and conservation.

Sub-themes/Topics

Conservation of forest genetic resources
- phylogeny and phylogeography; population structure and conservation; mating systems, gene flow and population variation; genetic pollution and invasive species; propagation technologies
Sustainable utilisation of forest genetic resources
- gene expression, markers and QTL mapping; linkage disequilibrium and association mapping; quantitative genetics and breeding; adaptive genetics and climate change; policies and regulations

Jointly organized by:

With support from:

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