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Treatment of Forest-Tree Seed with Chemical Protectants

Tree seeds, like seeds of other plants, also have many potential enemies, both fungi and bacteria which inhabit the soil. These destructive agencies commonly destroy an appreciable portion of the planted seed. Successful measures to combat these losses would save considerable quantities of high-priced seed. Each year additional chemical seed protectants appear on the market and the number of species that can be successfully treated has increased. Such treatment accomplishes two results. It kills fungus spores carried on the seed and establishes a zone of protection around the seed as it germinates, minimizing attack by soil-borne organisms.


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Author(s): Caleb L. Morris

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 21 (1955)