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Progeny Testing for Intensive Management

Trends in commercial forestry in the South are towards intensification of forest management. Rising taxes, soaring wages, increases in mill capacity, reduction of land area devoted primarily to timber production, and mechanization of forestry practices from planting to harvest force us to seek maximum yields from managed forests.


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Author(s): Ray E. Goddard, Wayne H. Smith

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1969