09. Seedling Quality, Grading, Culling and Counting


Quality in the context of this handbook means the seedling's fitness for planting in the forest. Two of the major attributes of seedling quality are: 1) sturdiness, i.e., the ratio of height to the diameter of the root collar, and 2) shoot-root ratio (with consideration for root structure). Given equal treatments, good quality seedlings have a better chance to become established and to make good early growth than do seedlings of poor quality.
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Publication Southern Pine Nursery Handbook
Section Chapter 9
Author Jack T. May
Published 1984/09/01
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