Crossing eastern cottonwood in the greenhouse

R. E. Farmer; W. L. Nance

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Crossing eastern cottonwood in the greenhouse

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. E. Farmer, W. L. Nance

Year:

1968

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Society 17th Annual Meeting. 17:333-338.

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Abstract

Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr.) is the subject of breeding programs designed to develop planting stock with potential for rapid growth, desirable wood properties, and pest resistance (4). Techniques for making controlled crosses within the species are essential to breeding, and their development constitutes an early phase of genetics research. This paper will describe techniques that are being used in the lower Mississippi Valley.

Citation

Farmer, R. E., Jr.; Nance, W. L. 1968. Crossing eastern cottonwood in the greenhouse. In: Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Society 17th Annual Meeting. 17:333-338.