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Genetic Improvement, a Sine Qua Non for the Future of Koa

It is safe to state that no significant plant competes long in today's world market without significant plant breeding. Essentially no breeding has been done with Acacia koa, the subject of this conference. To be sure, koa has the charisma of Kona coffee, and its immediate future looks bright with no major improvements at all. How long can this last? The studies of our team, to be reviewed by Dr. Sun, indicate a basis for optimism for impressive improvement by genetic selection in this native tree. However, these studies can as well be interpreted to indicate that most koas are very bad, indeed, thus improvement is easy. That such improvement is a sine qua non to koa's future is the theme of this talk.


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Author(s): James L. Brewbaker

Event: Koa: A Decade of Growth
1996 - Honolulu Hawai’i