- The cross-border nature of forestry with shared interests in production objectives worldwide.
- Benefits from multi-site, more informative field trials.
About us
MULTIFOREVER is a scientific project combining expertise in tree breeding and biotechnologies of 7 teams from 6 countries.
The project intends to provide efficient vegetative propagation for major conifer species in EU and Argentina to allow the deployment of improved varieties in plantations, a strategy called multi-varietal forestry.
Transnational cooperation & Scientific partners
Our target vegetative propagation technology in conifer, somatic embryogenesis, has the striking ability to multiply and mimic in vitro the natural development of embryos within seed.
Team members are having a long-standing focus on the development of somatic embryogenesis, collaborating within the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 since 2008 and further joined in this 3-year (2019-2022) ForestValue project.
All partner organizations are renowned research institutions in their respective country covering a wide range of forest research disciplines from genetics and silviculture to bioeconomy, environment and societal issues.
The project is co-coordinated by FCBA, the French Industrial Technical Centre dedicated to reinforcing the industrial competitiveness of the forest-wood sectors and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB, Germany).
MULTIFOREVER was initiated considering:
- Advantages of collaboration and coordination for knowledge generation and optimal resource management.
- The need for efficient tree production as a future-oriented alternative to seed-based plantation forestry.
Combining our expertise in conifer somatic embryogenesis, we will be able to share experience, achievements and materials useful to tackle still unresolved issues to refine the process. Cooperation should also enable a faster transfer of technologies from EU to Argentina.
Our Consortium
Finland
Luke SE research group: Technician Kaija Porkka, researcher Jaanika Edesi, researcher Mikko Tikkinen, researcher Saila Varis, principle researcher Tuija Aronen, researcher Sakari Välimäki, technician Paula Matikainen and technician Airi Huttunen (from left to right).
Spain
Neiker group: Paloma Moncaleán, Maiara Marqués, Alejandra Rojas, Catia Pereira, Ander Castander e Itziar Montalbán (from left to right).
Sweden
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Introduction of new Kasvu1 technology platform for vegetative propagation of forest trees.
Argentina
France
M-A Lelu Walter, C TEYSSIER, N BOIZOT, A DELILE and C RIDEL
FCBA biotech research group: researcher Jean-François Trontin,
engineer Karine Durandeau, researcher Luc Harvengt, engineer Sandrine
Debille, Technician Francis Canlet, Technician Isabelle Reymond.
Germany
Supporters
Commitments for practical-oriented and communication activities to promote multi-varietal forestry as an essential component of sustainable forestry were obtained from a number of forestry organizations in 5 countries:
France
Foresty cooperative
Tree nursery
Germany
Tree breeding institution
Tree nursery
Argentina
Forestry association
Timber and forestal agrobusiness
Finland
Forest industries federation
Spain
Forestry & timber association
Funding
Project MULTIFOREVER is supported under the umbrella of ERA-NET Cofund ‘ForestValue – Innovating forest-based bioeconomy’ by ANR (FR), FNR (DE), MINCyT (AR), MINECO-AEI (ES), MMM (FI) and VINNOVA (SE). ForestValue has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°773324.
ForestValue Project Observers:
Isabelle HIPPOLYTE
isabelle.hippolyte@agencerecherche.fr
Diego A. GALEANO
dgaleano@mincyt.gob.ar