Inheritance of Vigor in Slash Pine
In January, 1953, a series of controlled pollinations were initiated by Dr. Tom Perry to study the transmission of vigor from parents to off-spring in slash pine. The stated objectives of this study were: (1) to demonstrate the inheritance of vigor, (2) to demonstrate the degree of genetic superiority or inferiority of the selected trees, thus giving some measure of the economic gains to be realized through forest genetics (3) to test the validity of the genetic evaluations that were made on the basis of phenotypic comparison.
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Author(s): W. J. Peters, Ray E. Goddard
Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1961