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Tree Improvement Comes of Age in the Pacific Northwest: Implications for the Nurseryman

Tree improvement programs in the Pacific Northwest have reached the stage of supplying limited, but ever increasing, quantities of genetically improved seed to nurseries for regional regeneration programs. With this seed comes opportunities as well as responsibilities for the nurseryman. This paper explores the role of the nurseryman in the capture, packaging and transfer of genetic gain potential in the integrated forest management system.


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Author(s): Richard. F. Piesch

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1986

Event: Combined Western Forest Nursery Council and Intermountain Nursery Association Meeting
1986 - Tumwater, WA