Southern Tree Breeding Association Inc

Australia’s Premier Tree Breeding CooperativeNot for Profit Association (No taxation)

Registered Research Agency (125% R&D tax deduction)

MissionBreed genetically improved material to maximise genetic and economic gain per unit time and cost

in members’ plantations.

Tree Improvement = Breeding and Deployment

History

• Incorporated 1983 – over 60 years in P. radiata • E. globulus breeding commenced 1990• Origins in Green Triangle – 4 Foundation members

(Auspine, GTFP, Forestry SA & CSIRO)

• Membership 2000 = Pine Breeding 15 Eucalypt Breeding 14

• Overall Group Pine 649,000 ha estate 20,000 ha pa plantings

Eucalypt 122,000 ha estate 45,000 ha pa plantings

STBA Member/Plantation Locations

NZ

Rainfall & Location Map

Structure of STBA

A udit S ub C om m itteeof the Board

Rem unera tion Sub C om m itteeof the Board

E xterna l F inanc ia l A uditor

Bus iness & A dm inis tra tionF unctions

Breeding Program

O pen Pol l ina tedS eed Production

C ontrol Pol l ina tedS eed Production

S eed ProducersC om m ittee

S eed ProductionProgram

Pinus radia taT ree Im provem ent

S tra tegy

Breeding Program

O pen Pol l ina tedS eed Production

M ass S uppl im entaryPol l ina ted S eed Production

S eed ProducersC om m ittee

S eed ProductionProgram

E uca lyptus g lobulusT ree Im provem ent

S tra tegy

T echnica l C om m ittee(2 Y ear Term )

T echnica l F unc tions

Board of M anagem ent(2 Y ear Term )

M em bers

ResourcesHuman - 8 Permanent staff

- 2 casual- 22 members

Trees Breeders• >3,000 Families

• >500,000 Children- Seeders• >30,000 trees

STBA individual programs

• P radiata Breeding Program• E globulus Breeding Program

(contributions based upon capacity to profit from improved material – size of estate and annual planting program)

• P radiata Open Pollinated Seed Production• P radiata Control Pollinated Seed Production• E globulus Open Pollinated Seed Production• E globulus Mass Supplementary Pollinated

Seed Production(contributions proportionally based)

Radiata Pine Tree Improvement

Breeding

Multiply

Propagate

Genetically Improved

Forests

R & D Services

Biotech Services

Current STBA Core Business

Scions

OP + CP Seed Orch.

SeedlingsCuttings(TC and SE )

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STBA Members• ACT Forests

• Australian Paper Pltn.

• Australian Pltn. Timber

• Auspine

• CALM

• Fletcher Challenge NZ

• Forest Enterprises Group

• Forestry SA

• Forestry Tas.

• Great Southern Pltn.

• Green Triangle For.Prod.• Hancock Vic. Pltn.• Midway• Norske Skog• North Forest Products• Saxton Seed• Silvagene-Timbercorp• Treecorp• WA Plantation Resources• CSIRO • CRC • FORAD

Research Members

Auspine Membership

• Pine Breeding Program(contributions based upon estate size and annual plantings over 5 years)Annual Estate 38,007 haAnnual Plantings 1,528 ha

• OP radiata Seed - 100 kgs

• CP radiata Seed – 1 kg

THE BREEDING CYCLE

Base populationTest

Select

Deploy

Mate

Aim:All activities are carried out each year.

10 –12 years Pine cycle

Rolling Front

Strategy

Pine Breeding Contributions

Pine Breeding Program

Average contribution per ha planted

All Members $14.69 per ha planted

Auspine $13.42 per ha planted (6 year average of total contributions to total annual plantings)

Average per seedling at 1400 stems to the ha

1 cent per seedling planted

GENETIC PROGRESS The Southern Tree Breeding Association has designed and

implemented tree breeding strategies which provide for

simultaneous and continuous improvement in a range of market

driven traits.

For radiata pine, these traits include :

Volume, Stem Form, Branch Quality,

Disease Resistance and Wood Density. For the eucalypt program, these traits

include : Volume, Wood Density, Pulp

Yield. Gains in these traits are regularly

quantified.

% Genetic Gain in Volume for Radiata Pine, 1980 –2000

Genetics is the only technology which continues to deliver significant gains over successive rotations !

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Impact of Tree ImprovementGreen Triangle Region

• 20% Genetic Gain 1999 valued at $18 million/yr

• 35% Genetic Gain 2039 valued at $36 million/yr

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FINANCIAL RETURN TO MEMBERS

The Southern Tree Breeding Association has thoroughly examined

the financial benefits and costs associated with radiata pulpwood

and sawlog regimes as well as eucalypt pulpwood plantations. Economic breeding objectives

are being refined to direct the

breeding programs. Assistance is available to any

member to derive the specific

economic returns to their

business. Members can capture the

benefits of targeted breeding

through more sophisticated

markets.

Benefit : Cost analysis for STBA Breeding program.

What other investment in plantation establishment has a Benefit : Cost ratio of over 30:1 !

Pine Globulus

MAI (m3/ ha/ yr) 20 20

Rotation (yrs) 35 15

Extra volume from breeding (m3)

140 60

Price ($/ m3) $35 $15

Discount Rate (% )

7 7

Breeding Cost ($/ 1000 plants)

$10 $20

NPV Genetic Gain ($/ ha)

$445 $306

PV ($/ 1000 plants) $306 $297

IRR (% ) 18.6 30.3

Genetic Material Available

Source of material

Level of genetic merit

Radiata Breeding

Value (RBV)

For DBH

Predicted Volume Increase

(%)

OP Level 1 7.5 10-15 OP Level 2 7.6 - 9.6 15-20 OP Level 3 9.7 - 12.0 20-25 CP Level 4 > 12.0 > 25

Additional material is available through the CP program targeting desirable traits for harvesting.

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STBA Board of Management

• Hugh Stewart Chairman (Treecorp)• Allan Gray (Forestry SA)• David Jamieson (ACT Forests)• Sandra Hetherington (Norske Skog)• Simon Penfold (HVP)• Richard Briedahl (WAPRES)• Greg Dutkowski (CRC)

Elected 2 year term expires 30/6/2001 – Quarterly meetings

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STBA Programs & Staff

CEO – Dr David BoomsmaGenetics – Dr Tony McRaePine Breeding – Mr Mike PowellPine Seed Prod. – Mr Andy CameronEucalypt Breeding – Mr David Pilbeam (WA)Eucalypt Seed Prod. – Mr Peter Gore (TAS)

Admin. & Business – Mr Peter Cunningham &

Ms Mandy Rudd

STBA Technical Committee

• Chris Barclay - HVP• Bob Boardman - ForSA• Dr Mark Dieters - QFRI• Wolfgang Drexler - GTFP• Greg Dutkowski - CRC• Dr Colin Matheson -

CSIRO

• Kelsey Joyce - NET• Maarten Krygsman - APP• Helen O’Sullivan - Silvagene• Dr Jo Sasse - CFTT• Dr Charles Sorensson - FCF• Dr Richard Kerr - AGBU

Elected 2 year term expires 30/6/2001 – half yearly meetings

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