Review of forests, wood products and wood biotechnology ... - GWDG

Foreword
In the year 2008 our research activities in the project “Deutsch-
Arabisch/Iranischer Hochschuldialog” were successfully continued. Now, like in
the two years before, the present book gives again an overview of the common
research themes in which the Iranian and German young scientists and scientists
of both countries works are summarised. Thereby the high variety of the both
countries research studies is made clear, which is transferred into continuative
cooperations between science and industry in Iran and Germany.
The project was financed by the Department of Foreign Affairs in the context of
the „Europäisch/Islamischen Kulturdialog“ (EIK). My special thanks go to the
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Without its engagement and
organisation this project would not have been realisable.
We are much obliged to all involved people in Iran and Germany who made and
make this joined project and the continuative cooperation possible.
In paricular my thanks go to Dr. Assareh, Dr. Farahpour as well as the partnership
authorised person in Iran Mr. M. Sc. Hossein Hosseinkhani from the Research
Institute for Forests and Rangelands, Teheran for their indefatigable engagement
to continue this project. Thereby also the third year of our intention has
contributed to the achievement of the commonly verbalised aims.
Beyond I want to thank all colleagues from the University of Mazandaran, Sari for
their cooperation.
For the support and the organisation of the conducted events and conferences I
would like to thank Dr. M. Euring, Dr. C. Schöpper as well as Dr. C. Müller from
the Büsgen-Institute, Department of Molecular Wood Biotechnology and
Technical Mycology, University of Göttingen.
For the participation of different events in Germany I thank all institutes from the
Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology and our industry partners. Special
thanks go to, Prof. U. Kües, dean of the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest
Ecology and leader of the department of Molecular Wood Biotechnology and
Technical Mycology and to Prof. A. Polle, leader of the department Forest Botany
for their support and the good cooperation.
The project leader thanks all who have contributed to this project with their
speeches and/or attendance. I wish that many readers are interested in this book
and that the good German-Iranian cooperation in the past will be continued in the
future.
Göttingen, January 2009
Project director Prof. Dr. Alireza Kharazipour