Director
Deputy
Secretariat Großhansdorf
Irene Joraszik
Sieker Landstraße 2
22927 Großhansdorf
Phone: +49 4102 696 0
Fax: +49 4102 696 200
fg@thuenen.de
Secretariat Waldsieversdorf
Rosi Adler
Eberswalder Chaussee 3a
15377 Waldsieversdorf
Phone: +49 33433 157 0
Fax: +49 33433 157 199
fg-ws@thuenen.de
DNA-based identification of white oak species and geographic origin (DBU)
Project
DNA-based identification of white oak's species and geographic origin (section Quercus)
Innovative DNA-based methods are important tools in the international efforts against illegal logging and trading of wood which happens also in the temperate geographic regions. Also the very valuable wood of white oaks (section Quercus) is affected by this problem.
Background and Objective
On 3 March 2013, an EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into effect to stop the circulation of illegally logged wood in the European Union. This new law together with the high market share of white oaks led to an increasing demand for a clear identification of species and geographic origin of white oaks and related wood products. To meet this aim, molecular markers for species and origin identification of white oaks will be developed in this project.
Approach
To reach the aim, the following milestones will be realized in the project: (i) Development of molecular markers for the differentiation of white oak species and geographic origin, (ii) Establishment of genetic reference data to monitor the geographic origin of selected white oak species, (iii) Technology transfer, gene test as audits to certify the trade chains (chain of custody).
Thünen-Contact
Involved Thünen-Partners
Involved external Thünen-Partners
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Bashkir State University
(Ufa, Russische Föderation) -
US Forest Service International
(Washington DC, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika) -
US Forest Service, Pacific NW Res Stn, USDA
(Corvallis, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika) -
Russische Akademie der Wissenschaften
(Ufa, Russische Föderation) -
Chinese Academy of Forestry
(Peking, Volksrepublik China) -
Korean Forest Research Institute (KFRI)
(Seoul, Republik Korea) -
Plant Genetic Diagnostics GmbH
(Großhansdorf, Deutschland)
Funding Body
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German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)
(national, öffentlich)
Duration
10.2014 - 3.2017
More Information
Projekt type:
Project status:
finished
Publications
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- Degen B, Blanc-Jolivet C, Stierand K, Gillet E (2017) A nearest neighbour approach by genetic distance to the assignment of individual trees to geographic origin. Forensic Sci Int Genetics 27:132-141, DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.12.011
- Schröder H, Cronn R, Yanbaev YA, Jennings T, Mader M, Degen B, Kersten B (2016) Development of molecular markers for determining continental origin of wood from White Oaks (Quercus L. sect. Quercus). PLoS One 11(6):e0158221, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0158221
pdf document (limited accessibility) 1495 kb - Dormontt EE, Boner M, Braun B, Breulmann G, Degen B, Espinoza E, Gardner S, Guillery P, Hermanson JC, Koch G, Lee SL, Kanashiro M, Rimbawanto A, Thomas D, Wiedenhoeft AC, Yin Y, Zahnen J (2015) Forensic timber identification: it's time to integrate disciplines to combat illegal logging. Biol Conserv 191:790-798, DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.038