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Forest Genetics Research At The University of Wisconsin

Realization of the need for a program of forest genetics research in Wisconsin resulted in the initiation of such a program in 1948. The research is carried on in the Genetics Department of the University of Wisconsin in cooperation with the Wisconsin Conservation Department. The general objective of the program is the improvement of the planting stock used for reforestation. The work has been organized under the following specific objectives: 1. Improvement of the genetic quality of the planting stock now going into reforestation through the utilization of seed harvested from the best existing native stands. 2. Selection of superior trees by progeny tests. 3. Hybridization for the production of improved strains. 4. Specialized studies.


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Author(s): Robert G. Hitt