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Genome editing for the analysis of genetic variation in poplar and beech (TreeEdit)
Project
Project code: TI-FG-08-FG-2021-2397
Contract period: 01.03.2021
- 29.02.2024
Purpose of research: Applied research
The "Genetic Technologies" Group is an independent junior research group at the Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, funded by the Agency of Renewable Resources ("Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe", FNR). The project has three main objectives: 1. Using the poplar as a model, it should be clarified which gene variants – alone or in combination – are important to make trees resilient to the challenges of climate change (drought stress). 2. A genetic marker set for the identification of individuals with a predisposition for climate change adaptation is to be developed and tested for the poplar. These individuals can then be used specifically for the genetically based plus tree selection for breeding. 3. The findings from the model tree species poplar are to be transferred to the currently badly damaged common beech Fagus sylvatica. For this purpose, genome editing for the beech should be established on the one hand and the effect of natural genetic variation on drought tolerance should be determined on the other hand on the basis of edited beeches. The knowledge gained could possibly also be transferred to other tree species. The FNR junior research group "Genetic Technologies" therefore aims to prepare trees for climate change and thus ensure their continued existence in Germany and to establish genome editing for important tree species.
Section overview
Subjects
- Forest genetics
- Climate Change
