Author : Alexander John Mosseler,Canada. Forestry Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador Region,P. Tricco
Publisher : St. John's : Forestry Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Region
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Pine cones
ISBN : 0662196120
Seed Yield and Quality from Early Cone Collections in Newfoundland Populations of Black Spruce and White Spruce by Alexander John Mosseler,Canada. Forestry Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador Region,P. Tricco Pdf
Seed shortages in coniferous tree species often limit artificial forest regeneration efforts and silvicultural options such as direct seeding. Accumulated growing degree-days (GDD) were used to predict the earliest time at which cones of black spruce and white spruce could be collected without adversely affecting seed yield and quality. Cones were harvested at intervals of 100 GDD beginning about 600 GDD after pollination and ending with natural seed release in white spruce from 1200-1250 GDD.