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Controlled crosses of the same parents under different environments P3

indoor

outdoor

seeds

seeds

Genetic characterisation of the progenies to identify selection during reproduction

Analyses of:

  • allozymes P1

  • microsatellites and other molecular markers P5

  • newly identified co- dominant inherited EST markers P2

seedlings

seedlings

Characterisation of seedlings (Frost- and Drought-Resistance)

Environment 1
Optimum (control)

Environment 2
Drought

Environment 3
Frost

Investigations on differences in adaptive traits

  • Phenological investigations P3, P4
  • Physiological investigations P1

Molecular genetic analyses

  • Differential gene expression (RNA-cDNA hybridisation, in vitro translation) P1, P2
  • Methylation analyses especially of identified phytochrome cDNA's, cycline and other identified genes P3, P2

Short-term adaptation of Norway spruce provenances?

Short term field-trial P3

Practical recommendations P6

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