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Regeneration Insect Pests: Protecting Southern Pine Seedlings After Outplanting
- The intensively managed plantations of genetically improved pine (Pinus sp.) in the Southern United States have a low threshold for insect damage. ...
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A Compact Laboratory Seed Extractor
- Each fall we collect and process small lots of tree seed for experimental use. The species include black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), Sitka spruce ...
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Four Pine Species Grown at Four Spacings on the Eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee, After 30 Years
- Abstract— In 1966, four pine species [loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), Virginia pine (P. virginiana Mill.), shortleaf pine (P.echinata Mill.) and eastern white ...
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Late Holocene forest dynamics, volcanism, and climate change at Whitewing Mountain and San Joaquin Ridge, Mono County, Sierra Nevada, CA, USA
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Moisture Stress Acclimation Reduces Sensitivity of Containerized Eldarica Pine to Harsh Handling
- Improper handling of seedlings can cause increased mortality and reduce growth following outplanting. Container growing systems reduce physical handling ...
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Two-Year Stem Curvature and Growth Responses of Three Full-Sibling Families of Loblolly Pine to Five Root/Stem Form Treatments
- To examine the effects of taproot deformity on stem curvature, 90 full-sibling loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings (30 seedlings each from 3 families) ...
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Is the cad-n1 Allele Associated with Increased Wood Density or Growth
- A rare mutant allele (cad-n1) of the cad gene in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) causes a deficiency in the production of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD). ...
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The Nutrition of Loblolly Pine Seedlings Exhibits Both Positive (Soil) and Negative (Foliage) Correlations with Seedling Mass
- Sulfur and lime experiments at a sandy nursery in Texas detected no significant rate effect on height, root-collar diameter, or seedling mass of 1-0 loblolly ...
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Current Practices for Growing Whitebark Pine Seedlings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coeur d’Alene Nursery
- The USDA Forest Service, Coeur d’Alene Nursery has produced whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulus Engelm.) seedlings for more than 25 years, with 2014 ...
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A Tissue Culture System for Mature Trees Using Secondary Wood Growth as Explant Material
- Regeneration of southern pines through tissue culture has proven difficult when using explant material from adult trees. One of the major stumbling blocks in ...
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History of a Red Pine Seed Production Area
- With increased interest in planting red pine ( Pinus resinosa , Ait.) on Scott Paper Company land, it was felt that a local source of seed should be ...
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Longleaf Pine: Guidance for Seed Transfer Within the Eastern United States
- Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) is a shade-intolerant conifer tree that occurs across the Southern United States from southeast Texas in the west to ...
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Enzyme Identification of Austrian X Japanese Red Pine Hybrids in Seed From Mixed Pollen Controlled Crosses
- Mixed pollen samples with 10:90, 50:50, and 90:10 percent of Pinus densiflora and P . nigra pollen respectively were used to control pollinate P . nigra seed ...
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Ethylene Dibromide Controls a Root Rot at the W. W. Ashe Nursery
- A little-known root disease has taken a persistent though variable toll of seedlings at the W. W. Ashe Nursery near Brooklyn, Mississippi, since the nursery ...
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Field Observations from Reforesting a Typha-Dominated Conifer Swamp in Southwest Michigan
- Wetlands dominated by conifer trees are valued for wildlife, carbon sequestration, and commercial lumber production. Managers face unique challenges when ...
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Longitudinal study on in-field trial rust resistance and seedling screening results
- The identification and selection of disease-resistant seedlings continues to be an important component of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) breeding programs. ...
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A Comparison Among Four Commonly Used Soil Fumigation Techniques in a Wisconsin Bareroot Seedling Nursery
- In 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources initiated a study comparing several soil fumigant options in a side-by-side trial at the Wilson State ...
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How fast and far might tree species migrate in the eastern United States due to climate change?
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Early Growth Response of Diverse Families of Loblolly Pine to Nutrient Amendments on a Poor Site
- Open-pollinated families of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) from the "Lost Pines" provenance in Texas and the Atlantic Coastal Plain were established on a ...
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Fertilizers Increase Seed Production of Shortleaf Pine in Missouri
- Recent interest in setting up formal seed production areas for shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) has directed attention to means of increasing the viable ...
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Isozyme Heterozygosity, Phenotypic Family Stability, and Inter-Family Competition Among Seedlings of Loblolly Pine
- Five open-pollinated families of loblolly pine were used to produce a seedling population, which was used to establish a competition diallel containing 20 ...
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A Phenological Study of Ponderosa Pine Seedlings
- Effective cultural operations at a nursery are often influenced by the growth activity occurring within plants. This study was undertaken to determine ...
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Chemical Weedings of Pine Effective in Chile Nursery
- Chile, with her National Reforestation Plan and an ideal climate for growing trees, has invested considerable time, money, and effort in nurseries, ...
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Early Field Performance of Rust-Resistant Clones of Slash Pine: A Combination of Direct and Indirect Selection
- Two-month old slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii) seedlings from four known rust-resistant, full-sib families and three known rust-resistant, ...
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Clonal Variation in Rooting Ability of Virginia Pine
- Twenty-four cuttings were taken from each of 25 clones of three-year-old Virginia pines (Pinus virginiana, Mill.) previously selected for superior qualities ...
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An initial determination of the "Lifting window" for Ponderosa pine raised at Albuquerque, New Mexico
- In 1980, a study was initiated on six national forests, four in Arizona and two in New Mexico, to determine the "lifting window" for southwestern ponderosa ...
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The Response of Bareroot Loblolly Pine Seedlings to the Amount and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilization in the Nursery
- Abstract- A nursery study was conducted to observe the effects of altering the amount of nitrogen fertilizer at eachapplication on bareroot loblolly pine ...
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Forests and Forestry in Arkansas During the Last Two Centuries
- Arkansas has had a long and storied history related to its forests and forestry. Ever since its acquisition in the Louisiana Purchase, timber has played a ...
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The Genetic Improvement of Jack Pine in Michigan
- Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) is a tree of the northern forests of the United States and Canada, commonly occurring as a fire-following species on less ...
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Biochar Can Be a Suitable Replacement for Sphagnum Peat in Nursery Production of Pinus ponderosa Seedlings
- We replaced a control peat medium with up to 75% biochar on a volumetric basis in three different forms (powder, BC; pyrolyzed softwood pellets, PP; composite ...
