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The use of tree improvement practices to enhance the genetic characteristics of plants is a forestry practice that consistently shows a high return on investment by increasing yields obtained from plantation forestry operations. Improved seed is an effective way of bringing genetic improvement to forest regeneration programs. Seed orchards are currently used to produce seeds in large commercial quantities from trees having desired genetic traits. However, seed does not provide a method to multiply specific individuals that have desirable traits.
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Grossnickle, S.C. (1999). Performance of Conifer Stock Produced Through Somatic Embryogenesis. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3032-7_4
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