Sizing Slash Pine Seeds as a Nursery Procedure
Three slash pine seedlots were each graded by diameter and weight into 10 seed classes. These classes were evaluated in laboratory tests, nursery seedbeds, and 5-year-old plantations. Lightweight seeds had lower laboratory germination percentages than heavier seeds, while small seeds had lower survival rates in the nursery and produced shorter seedlings than larger seeds. Differences in seedling heights at 5 years were significant only between plantations.
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Author(s): Earl W. Belcher, Jr., G. N. Leach, H. H. Gresham
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 35, Number 2 (1984)
Section: General
Volume: 35
Number: 2
