As the population increases and industry grows, the demand for forestry products continues to increase. However, increasing human activities are undermining forestry. Forests are shrinking due to excessive logging and climate extremes, among other things, and forest pests and diseases are putting the health of many trees at risk. To achieve sustainable management, use, and conservation of forests, trees, and related resources, genetic improvement of forest trees is one of the most effective methods.
Lifeasible, the premier plant biotechnology company, can tailor forest genetic improvement solutions to meet your requirements. We look forward to working with you to develop trees with a wide range of superior traits.
We have been working in the field of plant genetic improvement for many years and have researched the basic theories of forest breeding, such as the genetic variation pattern and formation basis of substantial timber and resistance traits, the analysis and regulation mechanism of essential functional genes in forest trees, and the formation mechanism of hybrid advantage and ploidy advantage in forest trees, and have formed our efficient breeding theories and technical strategies.
We have been strengthening research on new technologies such as early selection, polymerization breeding, mutagenesis breeding, ploidy breeding, cell engineering breeding, molecular marker-assisted breeding, transgenic breeding, and molecular design breeding, innovating experimental design and statistical analysis methods, and building modern and efficient breeding technology system for significant forest trees. We have provided our clients with genetic improvement services for fast-growing timber species, precious species, economic forest species, ornamental plants, ecological species, bamboo plants, and other tree species.
The following eight basic steps are used for the genetic improvement of most tree and shrub species.
Depending on their use, trees can be classified as economic forests, windbreaks, protection forests, ornamental forests, etc., and trees for different uses require different traits for improvement. For example, trees and shrubs used in windbreaks and shelterbelts need improvement in survival, cold and drought resistance, insect resistance, growth rate, crown shape, leaf color, and other miscellaneous traits. Genetic gains in these traits will increase the survival of planted populations, reduce establishment costs, and improve the performance of trees and shrubs as effective components of windbreaks. We provide tree resistance genetic improvement service and forest wood genetic improvement service, as well as tree introduction and domestication services based on improved characteristics.
In tree resistance genetic improvement, we usually use conventional breeding and genetic engineering to help improve acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), wood sorrel (Casuarina equisetifolia L.), sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.), camphor pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongholica Litv.) and other plants of drought resistance, waterlogging resistance, cold resistance, heat resistance, salt resistance, frost resistance, pollution resistance, insect resistance, disease resistance.
In the forest wood genetic improvement service, we use a variety of biotechnologies to help improve poplar (Populus spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), Masson pine (Pinus massoniana), larch (Larix gmelinii), Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) and other varieties of production speed, wood stiffness, wood density, moisture content, expansion and contraction, fiber length, cellulose content, fiber length, fiber thickness, microfiber angle, and other properties.
In the tree introduction and domestication service, we mainly provide adaptive introduction and domestication, protective introduction and domestication and transformation introduction and domestication. We are committed to enriching local tree species resources, improving the composition and proportion of existing tree species, improving economic benefits, and protecting biodiversity and landscape ecological balance.
Lifeasible has established a one-stop service platform for plants. In addition to obtaining customized solutions for plant genetic engineering, customers can also conduct follow-up analysis and research on plants through our analysis platform. The analytical services we provide include but are not limited to the following:
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