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Forest Trees as Population of Genotypes

My views on forest tree genetics are those of an animal breeder, and not a forest tree breeder. They pertain mainly to variations between trees of the same species in the same plantation. Whether it be trees of different species or trees of the same species, the geneticist is concerned with estimating the breeding value of a tree or a group of trees under a rather loosely specified environment. He is interested in developing trees with breeding values equal to or exceeding those of trees now living.


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Author(s): Robert W. Touchberry

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Central States Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1960