Constraints and Opportunities for Tree Improvement in the Appalachian Hardwood Region
The Appalachian Hardwood Region resembles the Georgia + Alabama portion of the Southern Pine Region in timber volume, amount of commercial forest land, and percentage of land forested. However, the regions differ in important respects that affect opportunities for tree improvement. Several real and perceived constraints on tree improvement in the Appalachian Hardwood Region are identified and discussed: diversity of species, paucity of industry-controlled land, administrative heterogeneity, underutilization of resource, and biological difficulties. These constraints demand innovative approaches to tree improvement and a closer integration with research on hardwood silviculture, utilization, and forest economics. Several opportunities are briefly discussed.
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Author(s): Kim C. Steiner
Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1985