| Chairman | R.Z. Callaham | Division of Forest Insect and Disease Research. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. | |
| Vice-Chairman | R. Morandini | Istituto Sperimentale per la Selvicoltura, Florence, Italy | |
| Members | H. Barner | Danish/FAO Forest Tree Seed Centre 3050 Humlebaek, Denmark | |
| J.F. Lacaze | Direction, Station d'Amélioration des Arbres Forestiers 14 rue Girardet, 54 Nancy (M. et M.), France | ||
| alternate | D.A.N. Cromer, J. Turnbull | Forestry and Timber Bureau Department of National Development Canberra A.C.T., Australia | |
| W.G. Dyson | E.A.A.F.R.O. P.O. Box 30148, Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| C. Ehrenberg | Skogshögskolan 10405 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| J. Groulez | Direction des Recherches Forestières Centre Technique Forestier Tropical 45 bis Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle 94 Nogent-sur-Marne, France | ||
| A.F.A. Lamb | Commonwealth Forestry Institute University of Oxford, Oxford, England | ||
| R. Villaseñor A. | Abasolo, 29 Coyoacan Mexico 21, D.F., México | ||
| alternate | B. Zobel, R.C. Kellison | Cooperative Programs North Carolina State University Box 5488, Raleigh, N.C. 27607, U.S.A. | |
FAO Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources
Second Session
Macon, Georgia, 10–12 March 1971
| Section I | Progress since last session. Action Programme 1970/71 | |
| Section II | Medium and long-term planning | |
| 1. | Exploration and collection | |
| 2. | Conservation | |
| 3. | Evaluation | |
| 4. | Utilization | |
| Section III | Action Programme 1972/73 | |
| 1. | Priorities (phases, areas and species) | |
| 2. | Dissemination of information | |
| 3. | Additional sources of finance (e.g. UNDP, Industry) | |
| Section IV | Related activities | |
| 1. | Related meetings, training centres, etc. | |
| 2. | Liaison with other international bodies | |
| 3. | Data processing and retrieval | |
| 4. | Forest tree seed directory | |
| 5. | Manual on species trials | |
| 6. | Membership of Panel. Time and place of next session. Needs and possibilities of regionalization. | |
Division 2 - Forest Plants and Forest Protection
| S2.01 - Physiology. | |
| .1 | Water relations and mineral nutrition. |
| .2 | Photoresponses and metabolism. |
| .3 | Physiological ecology. |
| .4 | Growth processes. |
| .5 | Reproductive processes. |
| .6 | Seed problems. |
| .7 | Mycorrhizae. |
| .8 | World directory of tree physiology workers. |
| S2.02 - Species, provenances and gene resources. | |
| .1 | Dendrology. |
| .2 | Conservation of gene resources. |
| .3 | Genetic characteristics of species. |
| .4 | Procurement of seeds. |
| .5 | Douglas fir. |
| .6 | Contorta pine. |
| .7 | Japanese larch. |
| .8 | Tropical species. |
| .9 | Eucalypts. |
| .10 | Poplars. |
| .11 | Norway spruce. |
| .12 | Sitka spruce. |
| .13 | Mediterranean conifers. |
| S2.03 - Breeding. | |
| .1 | Breeding tropical species. |
| .2 | Breeding white pines. |
| .3 | Seed orchards. |
| .4 | World directory of geneticists and tree breeders. |
| .5 | Breeding Scots pine. |
| .6 | Breeding nut species. |
| .7 | Breeding poplars. |
| .8 | Breeding for improved wood properties. |
| .9 | Breeding Monterey pine. |
| S2.04 - Genetics. | |
| .1 | Population genetics. |
| .2 | Breeding theory. |
| .3 | Progeny testing. |
| .4 | Cytogenetics. |
| .5 | Biochemical genetics. |
| S2.05 - Genetic resistance to insects, diseases and pollution. | |
| .1 | Resistance of pines to blister rust. |
| .2 | Resistance of elms to Dutch elm disease. |
| .3 | Resistance of poplars to disease. |
| .4 | Resistance of poplars to insects. |
| .5 | Resistance of pines to Melampsora pinitorqua. |
| .6 | Resistance of pines to Periderminum pini. |
| S2.06 - Pathology | |
| .1 | Fomes annosus. |
| .2 | Canker diseases - Scleroderris. |
| .3 | Biological control. |
| .4 | Needle diseases. |
| .5 | Mistletoes. |
| .6 | Dutch elm disease problem. |
| .7 | Phytophthora and related diseases. |
| .8 | Second FAO/IUFRO Symposium on forest diseases and insects. |
| .9 | World directory of forest pathologists and entomologists. |
| S2.07 - Entomology | |
| .1 | Cone and seed insects. |
| .2 | Integrated control of Hypsipyla species. |
| .3 | Integrated control of Hylobius spp. |
| .4 | Integrated control of Thaumetopaea spp. |
| .5 | Integrated control of Dendroctonus spp. |
| .6 | Measurement of impact of insect pests. |
| .7 | Population dynamics. |
| S2.08 - Vertebrate pests. | |
| S2.09 - Air pollution. | |
| .1 | Protective measures. |
| .2 | Diagnosis. |
| .3 | Air quality criteria and risks. |
| .4 | Physiological effects. |
| S2.10 - International regulations and policy. | |
| P2.01 - Interaction between site factors and destructive agents. | |
| P2.02 - Production of high yielding trees. | |
| S6.04 - Education. | |
| .4 | Education for forest genetics and tree breeding. |
Categories: 1 Urgent attention needed. Work should start by the 1972/73 biennium at the latest.
2 Work should start within the 1970–79 decade at the latest.
(E) Signifies endangered with extinction or severe depletion of the gene-pool.
1. Western U.S.A. and Canada
| Priority | ||
| Abies amabilis | 3 | |
| Abies concolor | 3 | |
| Abies grandis | 1 | |
| Abies lasiocarpa | 2 | |
| Abies procera | 1 | |
| Cupressus arizonica | 3 | |
| Cupressus macrocarpa | 3 | |
| Larix orientalis | 3 | |
| Picea glanca | 1 | |
| Picea sitchensis | 1* | |
| Picea engelmannii | 2 | |
| Pinus attenuata | 2 | |
| Pinus contorta | 1* | |
| Pinus jeffreyi | 2 | |
| Pinus lambertiana | 3* | |
| Pinus monticola | 2 | |
| Pinus ponderosa | 2 | |
| Pinus radiata | 1* | |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | 1* | |
| Pseudotsuga macrocarpa | 2 | |
| Thuja plicata | 3 | |
| Tsuga heterophylla | 3 | |
| Alnus rubra | 3 | |
| Populus tremuloides | 1 | |
| Populus trichocarpa | 1 | |
2. Eastern U.S.A. and Canada
| Priority | ||
| Abies balsamea | 3 | |
| Abies fraseri | 3 | |
| Betula alleghaniensis | 3 | |
| Carya cordiformis | 3 | |
| Carya ovata | 3 | |
| Juglans cinerea | 3 | |
| Juglans nigra | 2 | |
| Larix laricina | 2 | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | 2 | |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | 2 | |
| Picea glauca | 1 | |
| Picea mariana | 1* | |
| Picea rubens | 2 | |
| Platanus occidentalis | 2 | |
| Pinus banksiana | 1* | |
| Pinus clausa | 3 | |
| Pinus echinata | 2* | |
| Pinus serotina | 2 | |
| Pinus virginiana | 2 | |
| Populus deltoides | 1* | |
| Populus tremuloides | 2 | |
| Populus trichocarpa | 3 | |
| Prunus serotina | 3 | |
| Quercus alba | 3 | |
| Quercus borealis | 2 | |
| Quercus macrocarpa | 3 | |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | 3 | |
| Ulmus americana | 3 | |
3. Mexico (unrevised)
| Priority | |||
| Abies religiosa | 3 | ||
| Acacia spp. | 3 | ||
| Cedrela mexicana | 2 | ||
| Cupressus lindleyi/lusitanica | 3 | ||
| Fraxinus uhdei | 3 | ||
| Liquidambar styraciflua | 3 | ||
| (E) | Picea chihuahuana | 1 | |
| Picea mexicana | 3 | ||
| Pinus douglasiana | 2 | ||
| Pinus greggii | 3 | ||
| Pinus leiophylla | 2 | ||
| (E) | Pinus maximartinezii | 1 | |
| Pinus michoacana | 2 | ||
| Pinus montezumae | 2 | ||
| Pinus oocarpa | 1 | ||
| Pinus patula | 1 | ||
| Pinus ponderosa | 2 | ||
| Pinus pseudostrobus | 2 | ||
| Pinus strobus var. Pinus chiapensis | 2 | ||
| Prosopis spp. | 3 | ||
| Pseudotsuga spp. | 1 | ||
| Swietenia macrophylla | 3 | ||
| Swietenia humilis | 3 | ||
| Terminalia amazonica | 3 | ||
| Populus spp. | 1 | ||
4. Central and South America (including the Caribbean Islands and the Bahamas)
| Priority | |||
| Abies guatemalensis | 3 | ||
| (E) | Araucaria angustifolia | 1 | |
| Bombacopsis quinatum | 2 | ||
| Cedrela odorata | 2* | ||
| Cordia alliodora | 2 | ||
| (E) | Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis | 1* | |
| Pinus caribaea var. caribaea | 1* | ||
| Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (Nicaragua, Honduras) | 1* | ||
| Pinus occidentalis (incl. P. cubensis) | 2 | ||
| Pinus oocarpa (and varieties) | 1* | ||
| Pinus pseudostrobus | 1 | ||
| Pinus strobus var. chiapensis | 1 | ||
| Pinus tenuifolia | 1 | ||
| Pinus tropicalis | 3 | ||
| Swietenia humilis | 2* | ||
| Swietenia macrophylla | 2* | ||
| Swietenia mahagoni | 2* | ||
| Terminalia amazonica | 3 | ||
5. Northern Europe
| Priority | ||
| Abies alba | 2 | |
| Betula pubescens | 2* | |
| Betula verrucosa | 2* | |
| Fagus sylvatica | 2 | |
| Juglans regia | 2 | |
| Larix decidua | 1* | |
| Larix sukaczewii | 1 | |
| Picea abies | 1* | |
| Pinus nigra | 1 | |
| Pinus sylvestris | 1* | |
| Populus nigra | 2 | |
| Populus tremula | 2 | |
| Quercus pedunculata | 3 | |
| Quercus sessiliflora | 3 | |
| Ulmus glabra | 1 | |
6. Mediterranean region, Southern Europe and Near East
| Priority | |||
| Abies cephalonica | 1 | ||
| (E) | Abies nebrodensis | 1 | |
| Abies nordmanniana/Abies bornmülleriana | 2 | ||
| Abies pinsapo | 2 | ||
| Cedrus atlantica | 2 | ||
| Cedrus libani | 3 | ||
| Cupressus sempervirens | 1 | ||
| (E) | Cupressus dupreziana | 1 | |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | 1 | ||
| Picea omorica | 3 | ||
| Pinus brutia | 1 | ||
| (E) | Pinus brutia var. eldarica | 1 | |
| Pinus halepensis | 1 | ||
| Pinus nigra | 1 | ||
| Pinus peuce | 3 | ||
| Pinus pinaster | 2 | ||
| Pinus pinea | 2 | ||
7. Australia/Papua/New Guinea
| Priority | ||
| Acacia binervata | 1* | |
| Acacia elata | 1 | |
| Acacia peuce | 1 | |
| Acacia pruinocarpa | 1* | |
| Araucaria cunninghamii | 1 | |
| Araucaria hunsteinii | 1 | |
| Callitris glauca | 2 | |
| Callitris intratropica | 2 | |
| Casuarina decaisneana | 1* | |
| Casuarina glauca | 3 | |
| Casuarina oligosa | 3 | |
| Eucalyptus alba | 3 | |
| " argophloia | 1* | |
| " bicostata | 1* | |
| " botryoides | 1 | |
| " “brassii” | 1 | |
| " brevifolia | 1 | |
| " brockwayi | 3* | |
| " camaldulensis | 1 | |
| " cambageana | 2 | |
| " citriiodora | 1 | |
| " cladocalyx | 3 | |
| " cloeziana | 1* | |
| " crebra | 3 | |
| " cypellocarpa (“goniocalyx”) | 3 | |
| " dalrympleana | 1 | |
| " deanei | 1 | |
| " delegatensis | 2 | |
| " dives var. “C” | 1* | |
| " drepanophylla | 3 | |
| " dunnii | 1 | |
| " exserta | 3 | |
| " fibrosa spp. fibrosa (“siderophloia”) | 3* | |
| " fastigata | 1* | |
| " gamophylla | 1 | |
| " glaucescens | 2 | |
| " globulus | 1* | |
| " gomphocephala | 2 | |
| " gongylocarpa | 3* | |
| " grandis | 1 | |
| " gunnii | 2* | |
| " houseana | 1* | |
| " intertexta | 3 | |
| " kingsmillii | 1 | |
| " kondininensis | 3 | |
| " laevopinea | 3 | |
| " largiflorens (bicolor) | 3 | |
| " leptophleba | 3 | |
| " leucoxylon | 2* | |
| " longifolia | 3 | |
| " loxophleba | 3 | |
| " maculata | 1 | |
| " maidenii | 2 | |
| " melanoxylon | 3 | |
| " microcorys | 3 | |
| " microtheca | 1 | |
| " miniata | 1* | |
| " moluccana (hemiphloia) | 3* | |
| " muelleriana | 3 | |
| " nesophila | 3 | |
| " niphophila | 3* | |
| " nitens | 1* | |
| " occidentalis | 1* | |
| " ochrophloia | 1* | |
| " oleosa | } | 3* |
| " " var. glauca | ||
| " " " longicornis | ||
| " paniculata | 3 | |
| " papuana | 3 | |
| " pauciflora | 3* | |
| " pilularis | 1* | |
| " polycarpa | 3 | |
| " populnea | 2 | |
| " propinqua | 3 | |
| " pruinosa | 1 | |
| " punctata | 3 | |
| " radiata var. australiana | 1 | |
| " raveretiana | 1 | |
| " regnans | 2* | |
| " resinifera | 2 | |
| " robusta | 1* | |
| " rudis | 3 | |
| " saligna | 1 | |
| " salmonophloia | 2* | |
| " sargentii | 2 | |
| " seeana | 1 | |
| " siderophloia (decepta) | 3 | |
| " sideroxylon | 3* | |
| " staigerana | 3 | |
| " striaticalyx | 2 | |
| " subcrenulata | 2 | |
| " tectifica | 3 | |
| " tereticornis | 1 | |
| " terminalis | 3 | |
| " tesselaris | 3 | |
| " tetrodonta | 1 | |
| " thozetiana | 3 | |
| " torelliana | 3 | |
| " torquata | 2* | |
| " vernicosa | 2 | |
| " viminalis | 1* | |
| " zygophylla | 1 | |
8. Asia
(a) North, North-East and Central Asia
| Priority | |||
| Abies pinceana | 3 | ||
| Abies pindrow | 3 | ||
| Cedrus deodara | 3 | ||
| Cryptomeria japonica | 3 | ||
| Cunninghamia lanceolota | 3 | ||
| Cupressus torulosa | 3 | ||
| Larix leptolepis | 1 | ||
| Larix sibirica | 1 | ||
| Larix sukaczewii | 1 | ||
| Picea aspirata | 3 | ||
| Pinus armandii | 2 | ||
| Pinus cembra | 3 | ||
| Pinus griffithii | 1 | ||
| Pinus koraiensis | 3 | ||
| Pinus massoniana | 3 | ||
| (E) | Pinus morrisonicola | 1 | |
| (E) | Pinus pentaphylla | 1 | |
| Pinus roxburghii | 3 | ||
| Populus nigra | 1 | ||
| Populus ciliata | 2 | ||
| Populus yunnanensis | 3 | ||
(b) South-East Asia
| Priority | |||
| Albizia falcata | 3 | ||
| Anthocephalus cadamba | 2 | ||
| Broussonetia papyrifera | 3 | ||
| Dalbergia sissoo | 3 | ||
| Eucalyptus “decaisneana” (=Brazil “alba”) | 1 | ||
| Eucalyptus deglupta | 1* | ||
| Flindersia brayleyana | 2 | ||
| Gmelina arborea | 1 | ||
| Pinus kesiya (=P. khasya, P. insularis) | 1 | ||
| (E) | Pinus merkusii (certain provenances (E)) | 1 | |
| Tectona grandis | 1 | ||
| Toona ciliata | 3 | ||
| " serrata | 3 | ||
9. Africa
| Priority | |||
| (E) | Aucoumea klaineana (coastal provenances = (E)) | 2 | |
| Burtt-davya nyasica | 3 | ||
| Chlorophora excelsa | 2 | ||
| Chlorophora regia | 2 | ||
| Entandrophragma angolense | 3 | ||
| " cylindricum | 2 | ||
| " utile | 3 | ||
| Khaya anthotheca | 3 | ||
| Khaya grandifoliola | 3 | ||
| Khaya ivorensis | 3 | ||
| Khaya nyasica | 3 | ||
| Khaya senegalensis | 3 | ||
| Maesopsis eminii | 3 | ||
| Pericopsis elata | 2 | ||
| Pterygota macrocarpa | 3 | ||
| Terminalia ivorensis | 2 | ||
| Terminalia superba | 2 | ||
| Triplochiton scleroxylon | 2 | ||
| Pterocarpus angolensis | 3 | ||
