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Development of Seed Orchards and Seed Production Areas at the Pennsylvania State University

Our research program in forest genetics is designed to serve three main functions,? The foremost of these is to provide educational experience for graduate students who specialize in silviculture, including forest genetics Nearly equal in importance is the expansion and dissemination of knowledge, both basic and applied, which is needed for effective tree improvement. The third function is to make available to tree growers the elite trees and improved varieties that result from the selection and breeding activities which are vital ingredients in our genetic experiments. Thus we consider seed orchards to be by-products of our program, the main product being knowledge imparted to our graduates, to the profession, and to practitioners.


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Author(s): Henry D. Gerhold

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1964