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Validation of Predicted Breeding Values for Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) Using Field Trials Planted in Large Block Plots
(2003)
Predicted breeding values were validated using realized gains estimated from large-rectangular-plot field trials from the first generation breeding population of slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Engelm.) in the ...
Variation in Estimation of Genetic Parameters from Small Disconnected Diallel Mating
(2003)
Diallel mating designs are widely used in plant improvement programs to estimate additive and dominance genetic variances, and to provide a base population for advanced selection. It is very common to limit the number of ...
Molecular Pathology of Pitch Canker Disease
(2003)
The inciting agent of pitch canker disease in Pinus species is the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum (teleomorph Gibberella circinata). Pitch canker disease has been identified in the southeastern United ...
Microprojectile-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Embryogenic Sweetgum Cultures
(2003)
With its rapid biomass accumulation, sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) may be particularly suitable for phytoremediation purposes, especially if it can be engineered with genes that enhance tolerance and/or accumulation ...
Evaluation of the Inheritance of Tip Moth Susceptibility Using Pine Hybrids Planted in Southeast Mississippi
(2003)
Nineteen families of susceptible and resistant pine parent species and their interspecific hybrid progenies were quantitatively assessed for Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana Comstock) damage in a study in ...
Early Performance and Genetic Parameters for Atlantic Coastal and Piedmont Loblolly Pine and Their Hybrids in the Piedmont
(2003)
Atlantic Coastal (C) and Piedmont (P) loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) sources and their hybrids were assessed at four years of age for height and survival in 15 test sites across five Piedmont regions (Piedmont, Upper Gulf, ...
Performance Effects of Outside Pollen on Seed Orchards In and Out of the Genetic Source Area
(2003)
Contamination by outside pollen sources is recognized as a serious problem that reduces the genetic gain obtained from open-pollinated seed orchards. A mitigating tactic is to locate an orchard outside the source area into ...
USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection Resistance Screening Center
(2003)
The Resistance Screening Center (RSC) is operated by the Forest Health Protection unit of the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry. The Center is located at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest ...