Controlled mass pollination in loblolly pine to increase genetic gains
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/rpc/1998-06/rpc_98jun_07.pdf
Controlled mass pollination (CMP) is one way to increase genetic gains from traditional wind-pollinated seed orchards. Methodology is under development by several forestry companies in the southern USA. Costs of CMP depend on the efficient installation, pollination, and removal of inexpensive paper bags.
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Engineering trees that can clean up
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/research/html/forestry/engine.html
For centuries people have turned to plants to cure everything from croup to heart disease. Now it seems plants may be able to clean up after us as well.
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Ideotype Development in Southern Pines: Rationale and Strategies...
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_martin001.pdf
There are numerous obstacles to the development of ideotypes for southern pines; fortunately, as we enter the 21st century, several relevant advances are converging that bode well for overcoming these obstacles.
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Incest, inbreeding common among trees
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/research/html/forestry/incest.html
Illegal and socially taboo among humans, inbreeding is common, even natural between trees. Still, it isn't without consequences: Inbred trees grow and develop slowly, they're often deformed and many die suddenly and inexplicably before reaching maturity.
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