Research topics

Genetic engineering of trees (paper or paper)

· Field release experiments with transgenic trees

· Stability and expression of foreign genes

· Mechanism of transgene integration

· Risk assessment research (mycorrhiza, phytopathology)

· Wood formation in transgenic trees

· Cell wall synthesis in transgenic trees

· Transgenic trees carrying the transposon Ac from maize

· Mechanism of Ac transposition in transgenic trees

· Activation tagging using Ds elements

· Targeted gene transfer

· Elimination of marker genes

· Gene flow in natural populations

Genome analysis in trees (paper or paper)

· Construction of cDNA libraries in aspen and other tree species

· Molecular markers for wood density in Norway spruce

· Construction of a high density map in coniferous species

· Molecular markers for sex determination in aspen

· Genetic analysis of tree-mutants

· Development of SNP marker in beech and poplar

· SSR marker in Quercus spec. var. turneri

Production of haploid Populus

· Callus formation from microspores

· Induction of parthenogenesis

· Double haploid poplar

Provenance research

· Genetic variation patterns in populations of tree species

· Molecular analysis of relationships between adaptability and site factors

· Molecular diversity of genes relevant for adaptability

· Digital DNA-signature of individuals (SNP analysis)

Former research interests

· Larger foraminifer Heterostegina depressa (paper list)

· Morphology and physiology in Panicum-millets (paper list)

· Transformation of potato using rolC, iaaL and other genes (rolC, iaaL, other)