TREE SEEDS 2002, Chania, Crete, Sep. 11-15, 2002

Co-organized by the University of Athens, IUFRO, MAICh and the Hellenic Ministry of Agriculture

 

                                                Sponsored by ISSS, the International Society for Seed Science

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME (updated September 21)

 

 

 

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: Wednesday 11 September

 

 

 

 

 

 


19:00-21:00 Registration TREE SEEDS 2002

 

 

 

 


21:00 Gala Dinner

 

 

 

 

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: Thursday 12 September

 

 

 

 


09:00-09:30 Registration TREE SEEDS 2002

 

 

09:30-11:00 OFFICIAL OPENING & SESSION 1

 

09:30-09:50 Official Opening

 

Chair: The Organising Committee

 

Alkinoos Nikolaidis

(Director, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania)

Welcome address

 

Official Opening of the Conference

 

09:50-11.00 SESSION 1

 

Chair: Kyriacos Georghiou (Greece) - Christina Fournaraki (Greece)

 

09:50-10.00

J.A. Vozzo (delivered by Gary Johnson)

(Chair of IUFRO RG 2.09.00 / USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Starkville, Mississippi - USA)

Symbiosis – What can you offer to strengthen our RG?

 

10:00-10.20

Y.A. El-Kassaby1, A. Benowicz1 and D.G.W. Edwards2

(1The University of British Columbia, 2FTB Forest Tree Beginnings - Canada)

Genetic control of germination and aging: lessons for practice and conservation

 

10:20-10:40

A. Mosseler1, J.E. Major1 and O.P. Rajora2

1Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 2Dept Biology, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax - Canada)

Seeds as indicators of genetic and reproductive status in red spruce and eastern white pine

 

10:40-11:00

P. Panayiotopoulos and C.A. Thanos

(Dept Botany, University of Athens - Greece)

Cone - seed biometry and germination ecophysiology in Pinus nigra from several Greek provenances

 

 

 

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

 

 

 

Thursday 12 September

11:30-13:30 COMMON SESSION MEDPINE 2 & TREE SEEDS 2002

 

Chair: Louis Trabaud (France) - Haroula Kargiolaki (Greece)

 

11:30-12:10 (MEDPINE 2 – Review Lecture)

R. Nathan

(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Israel)

Spatiotemporal dynamics of recruitment in Aleppo pine

 

12:10-12:30 (MEDPINE 2)

F. Krouchi1, K. Tahir1, R. Aba1, A. Raffin2 and M. Rezzig3

(1Université M. Mammeri de Tizi-ouzou - Algeria, 2INRA - France, 3Institut National de recherche forestière - Algeria)

Variation in cone and seed characteristics of Pinus pinaster  Ait. in Algeria

 

12:30-12:40

C. Fournaraki

(Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania - Greece)

The Plant Conservation Unit at MAICh – Herbarium, Seed Bank, Botanical Garden

 

12:40-12:50

K. Thompson

(Treasurer of ISSS / University of Sheffield - UK)

A brief presentation of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)

 

12:50-13:20

Manolis Bouzakis

(Civil Protection Service, Prefecture of Hania)

Hania – the place, the history, the people

 

 


13:30-15:00 Lunch

 

 

 


Thursday 12 September

15:00-16:30

POSTER VIEWING SESSION A

 

 

 


16:30-17:00 Coffee Break

 

 

 

 


17:00-22:00 Chania City Tour

 

 

 

 

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: Friday 13 September

 

 

 

 

 


6:30-21:00 Excursion to the National Park of Samaria Gorge

 

 

 

 

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: Saturday 14 September

 

 

 

 

 


8:30-11:00

Visit to the Archaeological Museum of Chania

 

 

 


11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

 

 

 

Saturday 14 September

11:30-13:10 SESSION 2

 

Chair: Gary Johnson (USA) - Ioannis Takos (Greece)

 

11:30-11:50

B. Varghese and S.C. Naithani

(Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University - India)

Biochemical basis of desiccation–sensitivity in tropical forest tree seeds

 

11:50-12:10

M.I. Daws1, C.S. Gaméné2, H.W. Pritchard1, C Harris1 and S Glidewell3

(1Seed Conservation Department, RBG Kew – UK, 2Centre National de Semences Forestières - Burkina Faso, 3Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee – UK)

The importance of intra- and inter-seed variation in water content for assessing the desiccation tolerance of recalcitrant tree seeds

 

12:10-12:30

E.L. Tolentino Jr.

(University of the Philippines Los Baños - Philippines)

Seed and germination characteristics of Swietenia mahogani (L.) Jacq.

 

12:30-12:50

N.V. Obroucheva and O.V. Antipova

(Institute of Plant Physiology, Moscow - Russia)

Physiological characteristics of dormant and germinating horse chestnut seeds

 

 

 

 


13:00-14:30 Lunch

 

 

 

 


Saturday 14 September

14:30-16:30

POSTER VIEWING SESSION B

 

 

 

 


16:30-16.55 Coffee Break

 

 

 


16:55 Group Photo

 

 

Saturday 14 September

17:00-19:20 SESSION 3

 

Chair: Yousry A. El-Kassaby (Canada) - Yitzchak Gutterman (Israel)

 

17:00-17:20

M. Jensen

(Department of Horticulture, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences – Denmark)

Changes in percentage and speed of root and shoot germination in Quercus robur seeds after a controlled moisture content chilling treatment

 

17:20-17:40

P.G. Gosling, Y. Samuel and A. Peace

(Forestry Commission Research Agency - UK)

Optimum moisture content and prechill duration for dormancy breakage of Douglas fir seeds (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii [Mirb.] Franco)

 

17:40-18:00

G. Johnson

(National Tree Seed Laboratory, United States Forest Service - USA)

Resin removal effect on Bald Cypress [Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. var. distichum] germination

 

18:00-18:20

A. Derridj and F. Krouchi

(Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi-Ouzou - Algeria)

Effects of various factors on germination of Cedrus atlantica M. seeds

 

18:20-18:40

E. Tillman-Sutela1, A. Kauppi2, J. Kaitera3 and A. Hilli1

(1Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos, 2Department of Biology, University of Oulu, 3Finnish Forest Research Institute, Rovaniemi – Finland)

Damages caused by fungi in Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.) Karst. seeds

 

18:40-19:00

L. Mtwisha, W. Brandt, J. Farrant and G. Lindsey

(University of Cape Town - South Africa)

ASP52: A large LEA-like protein in the cell walls of the seeds of the Camel Thorn tree, Acacia erioloba, protects proteins against stress-induced conformational changes

 

 

 

Πλαίσιο κειμένου: Sunday 15 September

 

 

 

 

 


08:30-13:30 Half-Day Excursion

Nursery of the Chania Forest Service – Chryssopigi Monastery

– Venizelos’ graves – Phryganic vegetation at Akrotiri – Stavros village

 

 

 


13:30-15:00 Lunch

 

 

Sunday 15 September

15:00-17:00 SESSION 4

 

Chair: Ken Thompson (UK) - Maria Doussi (Greece)

 

15:00-15:20

Y.A. El-Kassaby1, A. Benowicz1 and D.G.W. Edwards2

(1The University of British Columbia, 2FTB Forest Tree Beginnings - Canada)

Genetic control of germination and aging: lessons for practice and conservation

 

15:20-15:40

C.M. Culshaw1, P. Espinosa1, H.W. Pritchard1 and J. Engels2

(1Seed Conservation Department, RBG Kew – UK, 2International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome – Italy)

Thermal scarification of hard seeds by wet heat treatment risks accelerated seed ageing: evidence from five woody taxa

 

15:40-16:00

C. Fournaraki1 and C.A. Thanos2

(1Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, 2Dept Botany, University of Athens - Greece)

Seeds of Zelkova abelicea, an endemic tree of Crete

 

16:00-16:20

C.A. Thanos, M. Saeed and P. Panayiotopoulos

(Dept Botany, University of Athens - Greece)

Pine seed architecture

 

16:20-16:40

K. Thompson

(University of Sheffield - UK)

Do trees and shrubs have persistent seed banks?

 

 

 

16:40-17:10 Coffee Break

 

 

Sunday 15 September

17:10-18:30 SESSION 5

 

chair: George Edwards (Canada) - Enrique L. Tolentino, Jr (Philippines)

 

G. Johnson

(National Tree Seed Laboratory, United States Forest Service - USA)

The 2003 Annual Meeting of IUFRO RG 2.09.00

 

J.A. Vozzo (delivered by Gary Johnson)

(Chair of IUFRO RG 2.09.00 / USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Starkville, Mississippi - USA)

Closing Remarks

 

 

General Discussion

Concluding Comments and Remarks

Thanks and goodbyes

 

 

 

 


19:30-20:30 Farewell Reception

 

 

 

 

POSTERS

 

 

L.F. Beníto-Matías, N. Herrero Sierra, A. Muñoz, J.L. Nicolás and J.L. Peñuelas

(Centro Nacional de Mejora Forestal “El Serranillo” - Spain)

Efecto de las temperaturas de helada en bellotas de Quercus ilex L.

 

C. Blade1,2, R. Guardia3 and V.R. Vallejo1,2.

(1Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM) Valencia 2Universitat de Barcelona, 3Centre de Documentació de Biodiversitat Vegetal del Parc Científic de Barcelona - Spain)

Response of Pinus halepensis to different seeding techniques in a climatic gradient

 

L. Calvo, L. Valbuena, E. Marcos, R. Tárrega and E. Luis-Calabuig

(Universidad de León - Spain)

Effects of light/darkness and inhibitory components on the germination of Pinus pinaster

 

M.I. Daws1,2, C.S. M. Houlihan1 and D.F.R.P.Burslem1

(1Department of Plant & Soil Science, University of Aberdeen – UK, 2Current address: Conservation Department, RBG Kew - UK)

Effects of pre-treatments on the germination of seeds of four Panamanian pioneer tree species

 

E. Estrelles, J. Prieto, N. Fuentes, D. Ballesteros, L. de Fez and A.M. Ibars

(Universitat de València - Spain)

Germinative behavior of Leguminosae seeds under different temperature treatments

 

J.M.R. Faria1,2, A.C. Davide2, H.W.M. Hilhorst1

(1Laboratory of Plant Physiology - Wageningen University and Research Centre - The Netherlands, 2Departamento de Ciencias Florestais – Universidade Federal de Lavras - Brazil)

Desiccation sensitivity in Inga vera subsp. affinis seeds

 

N. Herrero Sierra, L.F. Beníto-Matías, S. Domínguez Lerena, J.L. Nicolás Peragón and J. Peñuelas Rubira

(Centro Nacional de Mejora Forestal “El Serranillo” - Spain)

Effect of low temperature on the conservation of pregerminated seeds of Pinus halepensis and Pinus pinaster

 

A. Hilli1, E. Tillman-Sutela1 and A. Kauppi2

(1Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos, 2Department of Biology, University of Oulu - Finland)

Germination of pretreated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris l.) seeds after long-term storage

 

T. Μerou1, I. Takos1 and E. Konstantinidou2

(1Institute of Technological Education of Kavala, 2Forestry Service of Drama - Greece)

Effect of treatments and seed collection time on seed germination of Albizia julibrissin Durazz. seeds

 

G.S Pamuk. and U. Bergsten

(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Sweden)

Coated Scots pine seeds makes autumn direct seeding possible

 

B. Piotto

(Italian Environment Protection Agency - Italy)

Knowing propagation of the Mediterranean trees and shrubs from seed to preserve their biodiversity

 

Z. Procházková

(Forestry and Game Management Research Institute - Czech Republic)

Seasonal and chilling effects on germination of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karsten) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seeds

 

O. Reyes and M. Casal

(Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Spain)

Quercus rotundifolia germination related to forest fires: the effect of high temperatures, ash, smoke and charcoal

 

E.-M. Savonen

(The Finnish Forest Research Institute - Finland)

Germination behaviour of Picea abies: effects of incubation temperature, light, collection time and tree on germination capacity and rate

 

T.Y. Shen and P.C. Odén

(Department of Silviculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå – Sweden)

Seed quality and sucrose synthase activity changes during development and maturation of Pinus sylvestris L. seeds

 

J.D. Simpson

(Canadian Forest Service - Canada)

Canada’s National Tree Seed Centre

 

I. Takos1, E. Konstantinidou2 and T. Μerou1

(1Institute of Technological Education of Kavala, 2Forestry Service of Drama - Greece)

The effect of desiccation on the seed germination of Laurus nobilis L.

 

T. Tylkowski

(Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik – Poland)

Thermal conditions for dormancy release of Cornus sanguinea L. seeds

 

S. Wetzel and L.C. Duchesne

(Canadian Forest Service - Canada)

Food preferences of mice and voles may be a critical determinant of forest succession in white pine ecosystems of Canada

 

C.B. Wood1, S. Hodges1, W. Bin2 and H.W. Pritchard1

(1Seed Conservation Department, RBG Kew – UK, 2Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Yunnan - PR China)

Semina Palmarum: the seed conservation biology of palms