Teagasc Forestry Research Day

Forest Research Day which took place on 16 October at Teagasc, Oak Park, Co. Carlow

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At the Forest Research Day which took place on 16 October at Teagasc, Oak Park, Co. Carlow, attendees had the opportunity to see the role forest research has in contributing to addressing the challenges and opportunities across many aspects of forestry and forest management in Ireland.

Research topics covered include:

• Finding and understanding resistance to ash dieback (PDF) - Dr. Miguel Nemesio-Gorriz
• Irish Birch and Alder Improvement Programme (PDF) - Oliver Sheridan
• First and second thinning in Sitka spruce (PDF) - Dr. Niall Farrelly
• Genomic Evaluation for the Sustainable Improvement of Sitka Spruce (PDF) - Dr. Niall Farrelly
• Broadleaf Silviculture (PDF) - Dr. Ian Short
• Ash Restructuring - Group selection and underplanting of ash stands to mitigate ash dieback (PDF) - Dr. Ian Short
• Exploitation of small-diameter alder (PDF) - Dr. Ian Short
• TranSSFor – The Transformation of Sitka spruce stands to Continuous Cover Forestry (PDF) - Edward Wilson
• Towards integrated pest management for pine weevil in Ireland (PW-IPM) (PDF) - Dr. Frauke Fedderwitz
• The potential of alternative conifers to replace larch species in Ireland, in response to the threat of Phytophthora ramorum (PDF) - Dr. Richard Walsh
• FOROWN – New research to deliver improved timber mobilisation (PDF) - Dr. Kevin Kilcline
• Identification of potential new species of Eucalyptus for the cut-foliage sector (PDF) - Dr. Farhana Afroze