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Developing Disease-Resistant Trees At The University of Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, the State Conservation Department and the U. S. Forest Service already have shown distinguished leadership in reforestation and improved silviculture. They have made important and extensive efforts to restore the natural resources provided by trees. Thus, they have attached a destiny to much otherwise useless land. To assist with certain phases of this work, the College of Agriculture has been breeding forest trees for disease resistance since 1935.


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Author(s): A. J. Riker