Vascular characteristics, wood biopolymer properties, and photosynthetic characteristics as drivers of the field performance in micropropagated broadleaves

The project deals with the assessment of field performance in clonally micropropagated broadleaves grown in experimental plots. The specimens of Ulmus × hollandica will be used as the model species. These individuals were raised from in vitro tissue culture via organogenesis. The aim of the project is to obtain brand new knowledges how the process of micropropagation affects wood traits and wood biopolymer properties in trees grown under field conditions. This information is completely missing in the scientific literature. In addition, the project will evaluate the photosynthetic performance of micropropagated trees grown under Dutch elm disease (DED) which was artificially induced by Ophiostoma novo-ulmi inoculations.