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Buried-Inarch Technique for Rooting Chestnut Cuttings

The technique described below has been successful in producing root tips for cytological studies, and will be used in the future to reproduce vegetatively some of the more promising hybrids so that they can be tested thoroughly under varying conditions . The method described is referred to as the "buried-inarch" technique and involved the rooting of a scion through the aid of a young seedling tree, A similar technique has been used to root other woody plants. such as apple², but it had not been tried with chestnuts.


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Author(s): Richard A. Jaynes

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1961