Participatory genetic improvement: longleaf pine

C. Dana Nelson; Gwendolyn Boyd; Randall J. Rousseau; Barbara S. Crane; Craig Echt; Kurt Johnsen

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Participatory genetic improvement: longleaf pine

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Authors:

C. Dana Nelson, Gwendolyn Boyd, Randall J. Rousseau, Barbara S. Crane, Craig Echt, Kurt Johnsen

Year:

2015

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e–Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

University-industry-state cooperative tree improvement has been highly successful in the southern United States. Over nearly 60 years, three cooperative programs have led the way in developing and deploying genetically improved planting stocks for loblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and slash (P. elliottii Engelm.) pines. However, much lower levels of success have been achieved for species of lesser economic importance such as longleaf (P. palustris Mill.) and shortleaf (P. echinata Mill.) pines and the many southern hardwoods

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

Nelson, C. Dana; Boyd, Gwendolyn; Rousseau, Randall J.; Crane, Barbara S.; Echt, Craig S.; Johnsen, Kurt H. 2015. Participatory genetic improvement: longleaf pine. In Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e–Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 4 p.