Forest genetics research projects
Last updated on February 3, 2022Supporting research projects assist with the delivery and effective utilization of selected and advanced-generation material from the tree breeding programs. These projects contribute to further developments in the field:
- Adaptive physiology
- Cone and seed pests
- Genetic worth for timber supply analysis
- Deployment and genetic diversity
- Breeding values in tree seed
- Realized genetic gain trials
Technical support for the applied breeding programs requires a substantial amount of ancillary or support research. Programs and projects assist with the delivery and application of improved materials, better testing approaches and new technical developments.
Realized genetic gain
Realized gain demonstration plots of lodgepole pine at the Kalamalka Research Station. Columns from left to right: wildstand controls, mid-gain parent mix and high-gain parental mix.