Programa de mejora genética de baja intensidad para la domesticación del Ciprés de la Cordillera en Patagonia.

Abstract

INTA develops and incorporates technologies that contribute to obtaining quality timber and non-timber products, improving the competitiveness of forestry through genetic improvement, conservation of forest species diversity, health protection, knowledge of the technological properties of products, and management, considering the environmental services provided by forests (Retrieved from: https://inta.gob.ar/forestales) The geographic context for the Area's work generally covers the Andean and pre-Andean regions, from northern Neuquén to south-central Chubut. This region contains approximately 3 million hectares of native forests, 80,000 hectares of afforestation, and more than 800,000 hectares suitable for forestry. This vast territory is characterized by great environmental heterogeneity and the occurrence of extreme events, especially its dry summers, which are the main limiting factor for forest production. The Ecological Genetics and Forest Improvement group focuses on population genetics, and its main lines of research include the genetic characterization of natural populations, studies of evolutionary processes, functional genomics, quantitative genetics, and genetic improvement. The species studied include the native Cordillera Cypress, Pellín Oak, Raulí, Lenga, Ñire, Pehuén, Coihue, and Criollo Willow, and the exotic Ponderosa Pine and Oregon Pine.