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8:30am |
The Noongar welcome to country
Elder Marie Taylor Whadjuk Ballardong Nyoongar Burdiya Yogka |
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8:40am |
WA Forestry welcome
Dr Paul Biggs, General Manager, Forest Products Commission |
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8:50am |
Minister's address
Hon. Terry Redman MLA, Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education |
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Keynote addresses |
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9:15am |
Economics & Breeding
Dr Robert Banks, Meat & Livestock Australia |
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10:00am |
Genomics of terpenoid chemical diversity in conifer defense
Prof. Joerg Bohlmann, University of British Columbia |
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10:40am |
Morning Tea |
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11:00am |
Applying biotechnology to design tree composition for the forest bio-refinery
Dr Simon Potter, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
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11:40am |
Genetic diversity - a basis for forestry breeding programs
Dr Margaret Byrne, Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia |
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Solidwood session 1 |
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12:00am |
EcoAsh® -Technology and genetics to value add young small diameter hardwood.
Greg Linsley-Noakes, Forest Enterprises Australia |
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12:40pm |
Lunch |
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1:40pm |
Economics of Clonal Development and Deployment for Solid Wood
Dr Christine Dean, Weyerhaeuser |
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2:00pm |
Effect of selection method on genetic correlation and gain in a two trait selection scheme
Harry Wu, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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2:20pm |
Genetic variation in traits influencing Radiata pine structural timber production
Jeremy Brawner, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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2:40pm |
Prediction of breeding values across different cross types, selection histories and clonal replication in Picea abies L. (Karst).
Karl-Anders Hogberg, PlantPlan Genetics
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3:00pm |
Genotype by environment interaction in Pinus radiata within NSW
Carolyn Raymond, Southern Cross University |
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3:20pm |
Afternoon Tea |
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3:40pm |
Genetic variation in wood stiffness and sawn board checking traits in Eucalyptus nitens
David Blackburn, University of Tasmania |
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4:00pm |
Phenotypic & Genetic Variation in Wood Colour in Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon RBr.)
Gordon Bradbury, University of Tasmania |
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4:20pm |
Changeover |
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Short presentation session |
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4:30pm |
Enhancement of Khaya senegalensis (African mahogany) tree improvement outcomes in Australia through base population development and expansion
Geoff Dickinson, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland |
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4:35pm |
Variation in wood properties in a spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata) provenance seedling seed orchard
David Lee, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland |
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4:40pm |
Genetic improvement of Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) for the Plantation Sawlog Industry in South-Western Western Australia
Dr Liz Barbour, Forest Products Commission |
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4:45pm |
Genetic Parameter Estimates for Growth and Stem Form in a 9-Year Old Clonal Tests of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in Java
Eko Hardiyanto, Gadjah Mada Univestity, Indonesia
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4:50pm |
Genetic and environmental influences on capsule retention of control pollinated Eucalyptus globulus flowers
Sally Collins, ITC Limited |
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4:55pm |
Genetics relationship of three red mahoganies (Series Annulares), Eucalyptus pellita, E. resinifera and E.scias (myrtaceae)
Son Le, Southern Cross University
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5:00pm |
Pulpwood quality characterisation of Eucalyptus globulus plus trees selected from commercial plantations in south west Western Australia
Allie Muneri, Oji Paper Company Limited |
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5:05pm |
Genetics and site affect growth and wood quality of spotted gum (C. citriodora subsp. variegata)
Jun Lan, Southern Cross University |
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5:10pm |
Close |
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7:00pm |
Conference dinner
The View (Fmr. Lyrebird Lounge), Fremantle |
Pulp session |
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8:20am |
The Profitable Pulp Mill
Dr Charlie Clarke, Sappi |
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8:40am |
Purpose Grown Forest Plantations: The Importance of Wood Quality Decisions
Dr Jeff Wright, ArborGen |
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9:20am |
Genetic parameters for Eucalyptus globulus kraft pulp yield
Des Stackpole, University of Tasmania |
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9:40am |
Why investigate association mapping for the improvement of plantation species in Australia?
Josquin Tibbits, University of Melbourne |
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10:00am |
Genotyping of young trees for kraft pulp yield can shorten generation interval in Eucalyptus globulus
Greg Dutkowski, PlantPlan Genetics |
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10:20am |
Morning Tea |
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10:40am |
Nucleotide variation and selection patterns at wood quality candidate genes in Eucalyptus globulus Labill
Saravanan Thavamanikumar, University of Melbourne |
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11:00am |
Association of allelic variation in xylem genes with wood properties in Eucalyptus nitens (Deane & Maiden)
Simon Southerton, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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11:20am |
Modeling aggregates of different genotypes in genetic evaluation of forest species
Li Li, University of New England |
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Solidwood session 2 |
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11:40am |
Improving initiation, genotype capture and family representation in somatic embryogenesis of Pinus radiata D. Don
Cathy Hargreaves, Scion New Zealand |
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12:00pm |
Breeding Radiata Pine to Maximise Profits by Mitigating Climatic and Biotic Risks
Milosh Ivkovic, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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12:20pm |
Lunch |
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1:20pm |
Making sense of genotype x environment interaction of Pinus radiata in New Zealand
Tim McDonald, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
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1:40pm |
Optimal deployment of genetic gains in wood quality across Southern Australian radiata pine plantations
Washington Gapare, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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2:00pm |
Quantitative vs molecular structure in native provenances of Pinus radiata D. Don
Carolyn Raymond, Southern Cross University |
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2:20pm |
Association genetics reveal candidate gene SNPs affecting wood properties in Pinus radiata (D. Don)
Shannon Dillon, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
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2:40pm |
Mapping the Genetic Diversity of Khaya senegalensis
Gary Sexton, Universtiy of Queensland |
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3:00pm |
Afternoon Tea |
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3:20pm |
A first glimpse at wood property associations in Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt)
Tim Sexton, Southern Cross University |
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3:40pm |
Selecting hardwood varieties for fibre production in Queensland's subtropics
David Lee, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland |
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4:00pm |
Modeling wood quality using random regression splines
Luis Apiolaza, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
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4:20pm |
Estimation of hedonic prices for structural wood attributes of radiata pine in New Zealand
Rosa Alzamora, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
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4:40pm |
CLOSE |
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5:00pm |
Research working group 1 meeting
Is there a need for a national genetic certification scheme in forestry?
Dr Tony McRae, Southern Tree Breeding Association |
Environmental session |
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8:20am |
Environmental Corporate Paper
Tony Jack, Sustainable Forest Management |
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8:40am |
Developing commercial trees for saline land
Dr Liz Barbour, Forest Products Commission |
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9:20am |
Identifying deployment zones for Eucalyptus camaldulensis X E. globulus and X E. grandis hybrids using Factor Analytic modelling of genotype by environment interaction
Craig Hardner, University of Queensland |
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Extractives session |
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9:40am |
Thermal and Thermo-chemical processing of bio-materials for poly-production of bioenergy and high-value chemicals
Professor Dongke Zhang, University of Western Australia |
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10:00am |
Understanding the key to heartwood oil production in sandalwood
Dr Christopher Jones, University of Western Australia |
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10:20am |
Morning Tea |
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Pulp session 2 |
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10:40am |
Optimal allocation of seedlots to stands improves forest profitability
Richard Kerr, Southern Tree Breeding Association |
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11:00am |
Elucidation of genetics and physiological factors controlling sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Sandalwood, Santalum ssp
David Pilbeam, Southern Tree Breeding Association |
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11:20am |
How dense is my Blue Gum? Methods to predict whole-tree wood density for genetic gain estimation in Eucalyptus globulus
Andrew Callister, ITC Limited |
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11:40am |
Comparison of genetic effect on growth and wood quality of E.urophylla in second generation trials to parents in first generation progeny trials
Jun Lan, Southern Cross University |
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12:00pm |
The Influence of Site, Age and Genetics on Pulp Yield and Wood Chemistry of Eucalyptus dunnii
Dane Thomas, Forests NSW |
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12:20pm |
Lunch |
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1:30pm |
Wrap-up |
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2:30pm |
CONFERENCE ENDS |
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3:00pm |
Post conference tour departs |