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Air-Pollination Chamber For Use In Populus Breeding

For the past 23 years the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC) has had a tree improvement program, working with Populus spp. and Populus hybrids. To evaluate prospective parent trees, it is necessary to progeny-test, using seed from controlled crosses. Until recently, these crosses were done by hand, a laborious, time-consuming procedure. Now that proven parent trees have been selected through a vigorous testing program, it has become necessary to produce large quantities of seed to meet requests.


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Author(s): Gary W. Wyckoff

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 31, Number 3 (1980)

Section: General

Volume: 31

Number: 3