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Genetic Variation Of Cones, Seeds, And Nursery-grown Seedlings Of Bald Cypress (taxodium Distichum (l.) Rich.) Provenances

Genetic variation of baldcypress seed and cone characteristics and nursery-grown seedlings was explored through the use of two open-pollinated seed source collections made in the fall of 1980 and 1981. Source and family-within-source effects were significant for cone size and seed weight. Family-within-source was the only significant effect for number of seeds per cone and number of insect galls per cone. Differences in height and diameter growth were unrelated to source, but family differences were highly significant. The wide range of variability indicates a potential for genetic gain in the growth of baldcypress. Additional keywords: Height growth, diameter growth, geographic variation, Cecidomyiidae.


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Author(s): Stephen Faulkner, John R. Tolliver

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1983