4TS051 Forest tree breeding
Welcome to Linnaeus University
You have applied for and been admitted (provided you have received a positive admission notification for the course) to 4TS051, Forest Tree Breeding (7.5 credits), at the Department of Forest and Wood Technology at Linnaeus University. With this letter, I warmly welcome you and provide some brief information ahead of the start of the term.
If you have the opportunity, feel free to get a head start by reading the first chapters of the course book – Chapters 1 to 3. In this Padlet, you'll find an overview of the different parts of the course (in Swedish). However, the full course content will be available in the course room on Moodle, which opens on August 25 (see below!).
The course will kick off with an online introduction session on September 1, from 13:00 to 15:00. You’ll find the Zoom link in the course room on Moodle.
During this session, held via Zoom, you'll get an overview of the course and have the chance to briefly introduce yourself to your fellow participants. After that, we’ll dive into an introductory lecture on forest genetics and breeding.
More details about the session – including a short registration survey – will be available once the course room opens on August 25.
Scheduled Meetings
Lectures are mainly scheduled for Tuesdays from 08:15 to 12:00 and Fridays from 13:15 to 16:00.
Course Field Meetings
More details will be available in the course room. We have planned two in-person course meetings:
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September 23: Visit to Skogforsk in Ekebo – covering breeding, nursery operations, and field trials. Location: Skogforsk Ekebo, Svalöv. Coordinates: 55.950495, 13.111687, (Visit to Skogforsk in Sävar – only upon request for students situated in the north). Location: Skogforsk Sävar, Coordinates: 63.895605, 20.549524)
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October 23: A one-day visit in Småland, including a tour to the Seed Center in Lagan and Södra’s nursery in Flåboda, starting from the Växjö campus.
Below is a partial list of guest lectures from the course schedule
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Date |
Time |
Speaker & Affiliation |
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Tue, Sept 2 |
10:00–12:00 |
Jens Sundström, Uppsala University |
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Fri, Sept 5 |
13:00–15:00 |
Anna Jensen, Linnaeus University |
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Tue, Sept 16 |
10:00–12:00 |
Xia-Ru Wang, Umeå University |
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Fri, Sept 19 |
14:00–16:00 |
Malin Elfstrand, SLU |
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Tue, Sept 30 |
09:00–11:00 |
Tanja Pyhäjärvi, University of Helsinki |
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Tue, Oct 7 |
10:00–11:00 |
Anna Karlberg/ Tan Biye,, Stora Enso |
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Fri, Oct 17 |
13:00–15:00 |
Rosario Garcia G, SLU |
Get a student account and register
You need a student account in order to register. At Lnu.se/new-student you will find information on how to do it. Registration is required to begin the education you have been admitted.
Moodle
Moodle is the learning platform used at Linnaeus University. Here you will find the digital course room where students and teachers meet. You log in with your student account, see above.
Syllabi/Literature
Please visit: Course and programme syllabi and write down the course code in the search box. If there are multiple versions, choose the latest one.
Information
Please visit: https://lnu.se/en/education/Before-your-studies/
More information
For more information please contact
e-mail: Johan Kroon, johan.kroon@lnu.se
telephone: 0470-70 88 49
Linnaeus University: 070-21 60 696
Best Regards
Johan Kroon