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The main purpose of the project was to realize breeding measures, directed to the protection and<br />
reproduction of European beech gene resources and to contribute to creating conditions for saving<br />
and increasing proportion of this species in the forest stands. Evaluation of the provenance plots series<br />
19 2, 1984, 1995 and 1998 provi<strong>de</strong>d additional information about the variability of beech, mainly<br />
about viability and production potential of individual beech populations. This information will be<br />
used for streamlining of seed harvesting from the certified forest stands and for the purpose of seed<br />
zoning. The positively verified subpopulations have been used as the basic material for autovegetative<br />
propagation with the aim to create a set of trees grown especially for production of cuttings. The<br />
actual findings from provenance research of European beech are mentioned e. g. in the papers of<br />
Novotný (2006), Novotný et al. (200 ), Novotný, Frýdl (2010), Novotný, Frýdl, Čáp (2010).<br />
Current international <strong>COST</strong> <strong>Action</strong> E<strong>52</strong> “Evaluation of Beech Genetic Resources for Sustainable<br />
Forestry” and national research project <strong>COST</strong> MŠMT OC08009 ”Participation of the Czech Republic<br />
in evaluating European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances with the aim to judge their utilization<br />
in forestry regarding expected climatic changes“ provi<strong>de</strong> another possibility for continuation and<br />
extension of research activities aimed at European beech in the Czech Republic.<br />
Another national research project <strong>COST</strong> MŠMT OC08022 „Ecophysiology of beech proveniences<br />
and their sensitivity to growth environments“ contributes to scientific investigation of beech<br />
ecophysilogy and adaptation capabilities un<strong>de</strong>r the conditions of expected climate change. Some<br />
results of this research were published (Košvancová 2009, Košvancová-Zitová 2009)<br />
Fig. 4: Delineation of proposed seed zones for European beech in the Czech Republic based on isozyme<br />
gene markers (GÖMÖRY, HYNEK, PAULE 1998)<br />
acKNoWLedGemeNT:<br />
This paper was written in the frame of the research project <strong>COST</strong> MŠMT OC08009.<br />
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