2022 Annual Meeting – South Africa

2022 Annual Meeting Presentations
October 31-November 13, 2022
South Africa

Day 1, November 1, 2022

Opening Slide

Whole Tree Use – Charlie Clarke, CharlieC Consulting Slides
Charlie Clarke Video

Climate change and regional tipping points in southern Africa – Francois Engelbrecht and
Yolandi Ernst, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Slides
Yolandi Ernst Video

Plantation Health Management Requires a Global Strategy
Brett Hurley, FABI – University of Pretoria Slides
Brett Hurley Pretoria Video

Overview of South African forestry and forestry research – Dr. Ronald Heath, Forestry South Africa Slides
Dr. Ronald Heath Video

Large-scale genotyping and sequencing of tree genomes for genetic resource management
and tree improvement – Zander Myburg, FABI – University of Pretoria

Zander Myburg Pretoria Video

Dynamic growth resource availability estimates have potential to greatly improve site-
species matching research in a changing South African climate – Ben du Toit

Ben du Toit Video

Camcore Update 2022 – Gary Hodge, Camcore
Gary Hodge Video

Potential of Genomic Selection in a E. grandis breeding program – Mmoledi Mphahlele, Mondi
Mmoledi Mphahlele Video

Genomic Selection within Full-Sib Families: Estimated Gains for
WestRock P. taeda – Colin Jackson, Camcore
Colin Jackson and Gary Hodge Video

Day 2, November 5, 2022

NIR for Assessment of Plantation Nutrient Status in E. grandis – Smurfit Kappa Colombia  –
Juan José Acosta Marcela Zapata, Camcore and SKC Slides

Juan José Acosta & Marcela Zapata Video

Use of Near Infrared  Spectroscopy to confirm P. patula x P. tecunumanii
Hybrids – Thimagren Naidoo, Sappi

Thimagren Naidoo Video

Camcore Eucalyptus Hybrid Project Update – Juan José Acosta, Camcore
Juan José Acosta Video

Early Performance of E. longirostrata and some Eucalyptus hybrids in Klabin trials
in southern Brazil – Regiane Abjaud Estopa, Klabin

Regiane Abjaud Estopa Video

Landscape Genomics – Marja Mostert-O’Neill, Mondi
Marja Mostert-O’Neill Video

Global Overview 3A Composites Core Materials – Guachambala, 3A Core Materials
Guachambala Video 1

Seed 2 Core – Guachambala, 3A Core Materials
Guachambala Video 2

Pinus patula x P. tecunumanii development – André Nel, Sappi
André Nel Video

Day 3, November 8, 2022

Pine Hybrid Update 2022 – Gary Hodge, Camcore
Gary Hodge Video

Potential Use of F2 Seed Orchards for Pine Hybrid Seed Production – Gary Hodge, Camcore
Gary Hodge Video

Pollination and Mating Dynamics Unveiled y Orchard-wide Pedigree
Reconstruction in Acacia crassicarpa – Gustavo Martins, April-Camcore
Gustavo Martins Video

Extraction of Genetic Test Measurements from Lidar Cloud
Data – Juan José Acosta & Travis Howell, Camcore
Juan José Acosta Video

Computer vision and robotics in the breeding of Pinus taeda
Piyush Pandey & Juan José Acosta, Camcore
Juan José Acosta Video