Planting the Future – Joint meeting of the Inland Empire Tree Improvement Cooperative and the Inland Empire Reforestation Council
Our ability to enhance the genetic quality of future forests hinges largely on our ability to produce and plant genetically improved seed. Science has proven that the genetic code is the fundamental building block of all life forms, including trees. By careful methods of selection and testing we can identify superior performing genotypes, clone them by grafting, and plant them together to produce genetically improved seed for reforestation. ...