Handbook of the EU concerted action on cork oak - FAIR 1 CT 95 0202

"The HANBOOK of the concerted action FAIR 1 CT 95 0202 intends to summarise the discussions, methodologies, results and perspectives achieved by this European Union (EU) financed concerted action, complemented by the funding from the EUDGIA/ B Microaction B7 4100, both co-ordinated by Estação Florestal Nacional, Portugal. Beyond the teams from the seven cork oak countries- Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia- these EU projects have been enriched by the extensive experience on long living species from Germany and Sweden. The implementation of the projects has also benefited from the co-operation of FAO/Silva Mediterranea network ""Silviculture of Quercus suber"" and from EUFORGEN Quercus suber network. The dialectic interaction among different backgrounds on technical and scientific expertise provided a level of genetic research ever before attained on cork oak. A network of 17 trials based on common genetic entries that cover the entire area of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) is the most comprehensive and long lasting output of the projects, a unique collection of basic material for this species, where various research lines can find ground."