Gustavo Lopez
PhD
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The breeding of conifer species
Improving the economic value of conifer planting stock through breeding and selection.
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Tree and Wood Properties
Tree biomechanics applied to tree survival and forest products
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Conifer Breeding Co-operative
Co-operative breeding of Sitka spruce to secure planting stock and advancement of the breeding programme.
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Testing a range of ash species for tolerance to Chalara
Testing for tolerance to Chalara ash die-back across various ash species.
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Living Ash Project (LAP)
Natural tolerance to Chalara ash die-back and tissue culture of selected ash trees
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Sitka spruced
A collaboration between Forest Research, Oxford University and Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh) which will use DNA-marker technology to identify at a very early age those Sitka spruce trees which will have outstanding growth rate and timber quality when felled 30-years later
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Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood (CEMARE)
This page summarises the results of the ‘Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood’ (CEMARE) project, funded by the EU’s COST cooperative research programme.
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Breeding and production of conifers
Conservation of trees selected for further breeding work. Production of improved deployment populations. Development of clonal forestry.
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Predicted gains from Sitka spruce parents of families (family mixtures)
Sitka spruce mixtures produced between 1990 and 2005 for use commercially
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Predicted gains from Sitka spruce seed orchards
Identitity numbers and percentage gain figures from 1984 to 2004
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Marker Aided Selection (MAS) in Sitka spruce
Association of DNA-markers with field-based performance
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Selection and testing of conifers
Selection and testing of phenotypes. Progeny and clonal testing. Estimating breeding values. Use of Marker Aided Selection to improve operational efficiencies.
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Improving stiffness in Sitka spruce
The grading, and therefore the ultimate value of construction timber is governed by the mechanical properties of strength, density and stiffness. The majority of British spruce timber is graded as...
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Gustavo participates in the following research topics:
- Conifer breeding
- Broadleaf breeding in conjunction with Future Trees Trust
- Selecting superior phenotypes or ‘plus trees’, and new breeding plans for Emerging Species
- Tissue culture as a tool to assist breeding and deployment of selected material
- Marker aided selection to speed up the selection and breeding process
- Resistance breeding including selection against chalara ash die-back
Relevant peer reviewed journal articles
Sixto, H.; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, B. D.; Molina-Rueda, J. J.; Sanchez, M. M.; Lopez, G. A.; Garrido-Aranda, A.; Gallardo, F.; Cañellas, I.; Mounet, F.; Grima-Pettenati, J.; Cantón, F. (2016). Eucalyptus spp. and Populus spp. coping with salinity stress: An approach on growth, physiological and molecular features in the context of short rotation coppice (SRC). Trees Structure and Function 30 (5) pp 1872-1891
Hernandez, M. J.; Montes, F.; Ruiz, F.; Lopez, G. A.; Pita, P. (2016). The effect of vapour pressure deficit on stomatal conductance, sap pH and leaf-specific hydraulic conductance in Eucalyptus globulus clones grown under two watering regimes. Annals of Botany 117 (6) pp 1063-1071
Costa e Silva, J.; Potts, B. M.; Lopez, G. A. (2014). Heterosis may result in selection favouring the product of long-distance dispersal in Eucalyptus. Plos One 9 (4) (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0093811)
Cappa, E. P.; Pathauer, P. S.; Lopez, G. A. (2010). Provenance variation and genetics parameters of Eucalyptus viminalis in Argentina. Tree Genetics & Genome 6 (6) pp 981-994
Lopez, G. A.; Potts, B. M.; Vaillancourt, R. E.; Apiolaza, L. A. (2003). Maternal and carry-over effects on early growth in a Eucalyptus globulus diallel. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33 (11) pp 2108-2115
Lopez, G. A.; Potts, B. M.; Dutkowski, G. W.; Apiolaza, L. A.; Gelid, P. E. (2002). Genetic variation and inter-trait correlations in a Eucalyptus globulus base population in Argentina. International Journal of Forest Genetics 9 (3) pp 217-231
Dutkowski, G. W.; Costa e Silva, J.; Gilmour, A. R.; Lopez, G. A. (2002). Spatial analysis methods for forest genetic trials. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 32 (12) pp 2201-2214
Lopez, G. A.; Potts, B. M.; Dutkowski, G. W.; Rodriguez Traverso, J. M. (2001). Quantitative genetics of Eucalyptus globulus: Affinities of land race and native stand localities. Silvae Genetica 50 (5-6) pp 244-252
Lopez, G. A., Potts, B. M.; Tilyard, P. A. (2000). F1 hybrid inviability in Eucalyptus: The case of E. ovata x E. globulus. Heredity 85 (3) pp 242-250
Book and book chapters
Soria, F.; Lopez, G. (2014). Vegetative propagation of Eucalyptus globulus. In: “Mejoramiento genético de eucaliptos en Chile” Ipinza R., Barros S., Gutiérrez B., Borralho N. (Eds.) pp 149-168 INFOR Instituto Forestal Chile, FIA Fundación Innovación Agraria: Santiago, Chile
Majada, J.; Lopez, G.; Neves, L.; Araujo, C. (2012). Eucalyptus globulus Labill. In: “Producción y manejo de semillas y plantas forestales I” Pemán J., Navarro R.M., Nicolás J.L., Prada M.A., Serrada R. (Eds.) pp 462-491 Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente: Madrid, Spain
Ruiz, F.; Lopez, G.; Toval, G.; Alejano, R. (2008). Silviculture of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. In: “Compendio de selvicultura aplicada en España” Serrada R.; Montero G.; Reque J. (Eds.) pp 117-154 INIA, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia: Madrid, Spain
Scientific conferences presentations
Dewy-Adyantoro V, Edi W, Hasanah N, Utomo G, Lopez G (2017). Performance of Acacia auriculiformis provenances in Sumatra, Indonesia. In: “Promoting sustainable resources from plantations for economic growth and community benefits” Proceedings of the IUFRO – INAFOR Joint International Conference, 24-27 July 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Febria SD, Suharyanto, Lopez G, Dewy-Adyantoro V, Zulfahmi, Permanasar I (2017). Gamma-ray irradiation on germination and early growth of Acacia crassicarpa seedlings. In: “Promoting sustainable resources from plantations for economic growth and community benefits” Proceedings of the IUFRO – INAFOR Joint International Conference, 24-27 July 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Zul R, Suharyanto, Susanti I, Lopez G (2016). Eucalyptus pellita germplasm conservation by in-vitro cold storage. In: “Biotechnology: change and future” Proceedings of the IV Seminar of Biotechnology, 29 October 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sinuraya F, Suharyanto, Rahayu W, Lopez G (2016). Ex vitro rotting in Acacia crassicarpa micropropagation. In: “Development and application of vegetative propagation technologies in plantation forestrty to cope with changing climate and environment” Proceedings of IUFRO Conference, 18-22 September 2016, La Plata, Argentina. pp 100
Grima-Pettenati J, Leplé JC, Gion JM, Harvengt L, Fladung M, Puls J, Schmitt U, Meyer D, Kamm B, Araujo C, Paiva J, Rodrigues J, López G, Canton FR, Gallardo F, Allona I, Sixto-Blanco H (2011). Tree for joules, a Plant KBBE Project to improve eucalypt and poplar Wood properties for bioenergy. In: “Improvement and culture of Eucalyptus” Proceedings of IUFRO Conference, 14-18 November 2011, Porto Seguro, Brazil. pp 309-310