{"id":25810,"date":"2023-05-24T10:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/financed-project\/fast-tests-for-rating-and-amelioration-of-conifers-fasttrac\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:29:09","slug":"fast-tests-for-rating-and-amelioration-of-conifers-fasttrac","status":"publish","type":"financed-project","link":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/funded-projects\/fast-tests-for-rating-and-amelioration-of-conifers-fasttrac\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast tests for rating and amelioration of conifers (FastTRAC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New genome markers could provide a $300 million annual boost to Canada\u2019s forest sector. A research partnership between the Canada Research Chair in Forest Genomics of Universit\u00e9 Laval and FPInnovations, the world\u2019s largest private, non-profit forest research centre, along with the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre and various users of the forest sector, intends to use the latest genomics findings to grow better trees that can help the Canadian industry compete more effectively on a global level. Specifically, the partnership is looking to develop more efficiently spruce trees that will grow faster, have a higher wood quality and are more resistant to insect pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spruces are Canada\u2019s most reforested species with 400 million seedlings planted annually, some 60 per cent of total plantings. Conventional tree improvement breeding can take in excess of 30 years to deliver better plantation stocks. Using genomics to select the best stock could eliminate much of that time. By linking trees\u2019 genomic profiles with their attributes, one can rapidly assess a tree\u2019s value at the seedling stage, thus reducing the need for expensive field testing over long periods of time. As a result, improved trees could be planted much faster and spruce stock value could increase by up to 20 per cent over time, or $300 million per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project aims to harness the knowledge derived from previous Genome Canada-funded research to fast track the applications of genomic selection tests called <em>FastTRAC<\/em>, and tailor Canadian forests to meet new market needs and environmental challenges. Specifically, the new genomic profiling and selection tools will be applied to white and Norway spruce planting stocks of three major forest sector users\u2014the Qu\u00e9bec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, J.D. Irving Ltd and the New Brunswick Tree Improvement Council. Once validated at the operational scale, the new technology will become available to other members of the Canadian forest sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-project leader &#8211; User:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Guy<\/td><td>Smith<\/td><td>Canadian Wood Fibre Centre\/Natural Resources Canada<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-25810","financed-project","type-financed-project","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/financed-project\/25810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/financed-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/financed-project"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}