Differential interspecific incompatibility in Populus breeding

A. Assibi Mahama; Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.; Richard B. Hall

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Differential interspecific incompatibility in Populus breeding

Informally Refereed

Authors:

A. Assibi Mahama, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., Richard B. Hall

Year:

2006

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Seventh biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group: short rotation woody crop production systems for wood products, bioenergy and environmental services; 2006 September 25-28; Pasco, WA. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]: 23.

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Abstract

Interspecific hybrids of Populus are valuable in tree production systems. Hybrid vigor is achieved for various traits and is useful for transferring disease and pest resistance. Incompatibility, however, sometimes precludes such combinations.

Citation

Mahama, A. Assibi; Zalesny, Ronald S., Jr.; Hall, Richard B. 2006. Differential interspecific incompatibility in Populus breeding. In: Seventh biennial conference of the short rotation woody crops operations working group: short rotation woody crop production systems for wood products, bioenergy and environmental services; 2006 September 25-28; Pasco, WA. [Place of publication unknown]:[Publisher unknown]: 23.