(G) – GENETICS & ECOPHYSIOLOGY - The adaptive diversity of Mediterranean forest genetic resources facing climate change

Lecturers: Oliver BRENDEL (INRA, Nancy) , Bruno FADY (INRA Avignon), Roland HUC (INRA Avignon), Abdelhamid KHALDI (INRGREF), François LEFEVRE (INRA Avignon)

	Morning	Afternoon
30 Sept	Introductory session	G.1. The ecophysiological response to drought in trees and its variability (O. Brendel) G.2. Importance of the genetic diversity in the response to climate change (F. Lefevre)
1 Oct	G.3. The genetic diversity of pines and oaks around the Mediterranean (part I) (B. Fady The genetic diversity of pines and oaks around the Mediterranean (part II) (B. Fady) G.4. The genetic diversity of drought related traits in Mediterranean trees, an overview (R. Huc)	G.5. Students' presentations (Chair A. Khaldi) Breeding and selection of some broadleaves for timber (A. Vilanova) Leaf area index from litter collection and digital hemispherical photographs in Cork (Quercus suber, Quercus canariensis) stands (K. Ben Yahia) Bioactive components from Tunisian pomegranate ecotypes: Comparative study and underused varieties valorization (W.Elfalleh) Growth and productivity of cork oak forests in Tunisia (Quercus suber L.). Vulnerability in climate change . (A. Ennajah) Water-Nitrogen Use efficiency of Cork Oak seedlings (N. Zouhaier)
2 Oct	G.6. Susceptibility to cavitation and proxys (R. Huc) G.7. Experimental assessment of the genetic diversity of adaptive traits  Methodology (F. Lefevre)  Exp. network in France (B. Fady)  Exp. network in Tunisia (A. Khaldi)	Final session
3 Oct	Field visit