With a team of scientists and technicians practising in a modern commercial scale facilities, ArborGen can provide the following services:

bulk and specialist tissue culture media preparation
initiation of tissue cultures from seed, cones, cuttings, buds and dormant canes
development of species/clone specific propagation protocols
propagation of a variety of germplasm through a range of in vitro techniques
cryopreservation and long term storage of plant tissue
molecular verification of transgenic Eucalyptus tissue.

Contact:
Jude Redington
Manager Advanced Genetics
jude.redington@arborgen.co.nz
07 322 9045

Using our MAF approved laboratory and greenhouse quarantine facilities and in house technical expertise, we can provide:

assistance in import/export of plant tissue
holding, storage or propagation facility for tissue culture plantlets
long and short term storage facility for greenhouse plants.

Contact:
Christine Scrimgeour Laboratory Quarantine Officer
christine.scrimgeour@
arborgen.co.nz
07 322 9035
 

Our genetics team is comprised of experienced forest geneticists, foresters and technicians who manage, test and continue to develop our resource of superior radiata genetics with our customers and support industry cooper-atives such as RPBC, FFR and STBA. The team can offer:

Customised breeding programmes specifically designed to meet individual client requirements for forest regimes and wood
products
Establishment, assessment and analysis of trial programmes to test,
select and demonstrate the best genetics for clients estates performance testing laboratory
Assistance to customers in choosing the most appropriate combination of genetics and plant type from our production population for their estate and regimes.