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Alternative Designs For Progeny Testing Slash Pine

Juvenile performance of slash pine progenies in row, block, and Nelder's plots was compared. Progeny x planting density and progeny x competition level interactions were minimal in individual tests. Correlations of progeny performance across tests were positive but generally non-significant. The feasibility of close spacing, short-term assessments of progenies is uncertain


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Author(s): Donald L. Rockwood

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1983