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Solar Energy For Tree Seed Work

Early in 1976, the Tennessee Valley Authority's Forest and Wildlife Resources Branch in Norris, Tenn., felt the need for a facility for drying limited amounts of pine cones and other tree seed for research and demonstration use. Because only moderate heat is needed for seed drying and processing, TVA saw the potential of combining practical application and demonstration of solar heat with satisfaction of needs for tree seed drying.


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Author(s): Paul E. Barnett, David H. Scanlon, III

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 29, Number 2 (1978)

Section: General

Volume: 29

Number: 2