Forum Archive Index - September 2003

["Gavin Treadgold" <gav@rediguana.co.nz>]

Unfortunately, Forest Research has struck problems of its own recently. They
have lost significant amounts of research funding (I believe somewhere over
$2m) and are scrambling for new funding sources. Don't know what sort of
effects this could have on the NZ forestry industry. Could be good if people
leave FRI and turn into entreprenuers, but the downside could be that they
up and head overseas taking a great deal of forestry knowledge with them.

Time will tell, but it sounds as if the forestry industry is rather bleak
from a number of perspectives currently.

Cheers Gav

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However, I recall Forest Research had done some work in this area as one of
the species, rimu I think, had a naturally occurring gene which stopped the
timber from rotting. The idea was that they could stick this gene into pinus
radiata and save the need for expensive chemical treatment. Some work had
been done in this area and FR is keen on doing some GE trials (whether it
relates to this project I don’t know).


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