Dr Dean Williams will present a short talk entitled ‘Tree breeding in Australia and China, comparisons and contrasts’. Forestry Tasmania has been breeding plantation eucalypts for over 30 years and shares that experience and expertise around the world. This presentation reflects on a project for a Chinese company, highlighting the similarities and differences in the management of eucalypt breeding programs in China and Tasmania.
Readers can find out about previous talks in the Forestry Tasmania lunchtime talks series at http://www.forestrytas.com.au/science/forestry-talks/forestry-talks-2012-13, or you can check them out on Youtube, by searching for ‘Forestry Talks’.
