Objective:
To explore options for the management of pinaster pine stands that lead to increased resin production and therefore improved profitability, thus reducing dependence on the economic conditions of the market.
Context:
Resin production in Castilla y León thrived during the last century until the end of the 1980s, when decreasing resin prices caused by the incursion in the market of new producer countries, led to a dramatic decrease in profitability to the extent that production practically disappeared. In recent years, favourable market conditions, together with a scenario of economic crisis characterized by a sharp increase in the unemployment rate, have led to a rebound in this sector. However, to ‘decouple’ resin use from these changing market conditions, one possibility would be to increase resin production and therefore profitability.. In this regard, in 1997 the Junta de Castilla y León, together with the UPM and INIA, began working on the development of a Program for the genetic improvement of Pinus pinaster for resin production.
Contacts:
Ricardo Alia, alia@inia.es, www.inia.es
Further information:
Prada, M. A., Allué, M., Gil, L., & Pard, J. A. (1997). Programa de mejora genética de Pinus pinaster Ait. grandes productores de miera en la provincia de Segovia. Cuadernos de la SECF, (5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis_Gil3/publication/266297851_Programa_de_mejora_genetica_de_Pinus_pinaster_Ait_grandes_productores_de_miera_en_la_provincia_de_Segovia/links/574c183c08ae5aef7685e028/Programa-de-mejora-genetica-de-Pinus-pinaster-Ait-grandes-productores-de-miera-en-la-provincia-de-Segovia.pdf