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However, in the late 1990s, three complementary reasons gave impetus to the development of a domestication program at INTA: (i) a certain social consensus (first
international and finally national) on the importance of conserving and restoring
natural forest ecosystems, (ii) sympathy for native species per se, and (iii) the baseline information that had been generated in previous years on the genetic resources
of native forest species. Initial efforts were unstructured and responded to different
projects with varying objectives, but finally a formal program started in 2006.
In addition to INTA’s initiative to domesticate potentially productive native species
using low-intensity breeding strategies (see Marcó and Llavallol 2016), efforts were
also made by other institutions that had also started studying the genetic resources of
forest species in Argentina. These actions make up the Argentine experience in the
matter, at times systematic and well-structured and sometimes dispersed and with a
varied level of depth. It is the intention of this book to summarize the most relevant
experiences, trying to make visible the effort of many technicians and researchers who
have managed to chart a path that, despite the years, has only just begun.
The book is organized through the main forest ecosystems in Argentina. In each
one, the advances referred to the knowledge of the genetic resources of the most
studied species are presented, together with the implementation of actions for their
domestication and genetic improvement. The most prominent results are reported,
avoiding accounting for failures or low impact results. Toward the end of the book,
we present the latest advances in the development of tools by means of highthroughput sequencing in native species of Argentina that will be the basis of the
next technological generation for their genetic improvement. Finally, we conclude
with essential considerations inherent in the planting of native species in the frame
of climate change.
We are addressing a wide and international public that seeks to know what has
been achieved and what is being worked on in Argentina with respect to its native
forest genetic resources. The interested reader should look for the most scientific
details in the articles of the extensive list of bibliographic citations.
References
Bergmann F (1971) Genetische Untersuchungen bei Picea abies mit Hilfe der IsoenzymIdentifizierung.I. Möglichkeiten für genetische Zertifizierung von Forstsaatgut. Allg Forst
Jagdztg 142:278–280
BUR (2017) Segundo Informe Bienal de Actualización de la República Argentina a la
Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas Sobre el Cambio Climático. http://euroclimaplus.org/intranet/_documentos/repositorio/02%20Bienal%20Convenci%C3%B3n%20
ONU%20cambio%20clim%C3%A1tico_2017.pdf
BUR (2019) Tercer Informe Bienal de Actualización de la República Argentina a la
Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas Sobre el Cambio Climático. https://www.
argentina.gob.ar/ambiente/cambioclimatico/informespais/primera-comunicacion/
tercer-informe-bienal-de-actualizacion
Cabrera AL, Willink A (1973) Biogeografía de América Latina. OEA, Washington, DC, 120 pp
Egolf P (2017) Estudio econométrico sobre incendios forestales e incentivos económicos a
partir de la Ley de Bosques de Argentina. MSc thesis, Universidad del Centro de Estudios
M. J. Pastorino
However, in the late 1990s, three complementary reasons gave impetus to the development of a domestication program at INTA: (i) a certain social consensus (first
international and finally national) on the importance of conserving and restoring
natural forest ecosystems, (ii) sympathy for native species per se, and (iii) the baseline information that had been generated in previous years on the genetic resources
of native forest species. Initial efforts were unstructured and responded to different
projects with varying objectives, but finally a formal program started in 2006.
In addition to INTA’s initiative to domesticate potentially productive native species
using low-intensity breeding strategies (see Marcó and Llavallol 2016), efforts were
also made by other institutions that had also started studying the genetic resources of
forest species in Argentina. These actions make up the Argentine experience in the
matter, at times systematic and well-structured and sometimes dispersed and with a
varied level of depth. It is the intention of this book to summarize the most relevant
experiences, trying to make visible the effort of many technicians and researchers who
have managed to chart a path that, despite the years, has only just begun.
The book is organized through the main forest ecosystems in Argentina. In each
one, the advances referred to the knowledge of the genetic resources of the most
studied species are presented, together with the implementation of actions for their
domestication and genetic improvement. The most prominent results are reported,
avoiding accounting for failures or low impact results. Toward the end of the book,
we present the latest advances in the development of tools by means of highthroughput sequencing in native species of Argentina that will be the basis of the
next technological generation for their genetic improvement. Finally, we conclude
with essential considerations inherent in the planting of native species in the frame
of climate change.
We are addressing a wide and international public that seeks to know what has
been achieved and what is being worked on in Argentina with respect to its native
forest genetic resources. The interested reader should look for the most scientific
details in the articles of the extensive list of bibliographic citations.
References
Bergmann F (1971) Genetische Untersuchungen bei Picea abies mit Hilfe der IsoenzymIdentifizierung.I. Möglichkeiten für genetische Zertifizierung von Forstsaatgut. Allg Forst
Jagdztg 142:278–280
BUR (2017) Segundo Informe Bienal de Actualización de la República Argentina a la
Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas Sobre el Cambio Climático. http://euroclimaplus.org/intranet/_documentos/repositorio/02%20Bienal%20Convenci%C3%B3n%20
ONU%20cambio%20clim%C3%A1tico_2017.pdf
BUR (2019) Tercer Informe Bienal de Actualización de la República Argentina a la
Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas Sobre el Cambio Climático. https://www.
argentina.gob.ar/ambiente/cambioclimatico/informespais/primera-comunicacion/
tercer-informe-bienal-de-actualizacion
Cabrera AL, Willink A (1973) Biogeografía de América Latina. OEA, Washington, DC, 120 pp
Egolf P (2017) Estudio econométrico sobre incendios forestales e incentivos económicos a
partir de la Ley de Bosques de Argentina. MSc thesis, Universidad del Centro de Estudios
M. J. Pastorino