Post date: Dec 16, 2010 10:2:53 PM
Looking back it has been an interesting and very busy year. Below are some highlights:
The 2010 Phase 3 Breeding Project was successful. There were 19 P. alba crosses produced resulting in over 5,000 seedlings that were grown by Patrick McGovern and Brad Bender.
There are about 40 selections that will be carried forward into the 2012 season for further evaluation.
There is an estimated 34,000 plus seeds remaining from the Phase 3 crosses.
The 83xAA04 family continues to show good rooting performance.
Thirteen ASP/SASP shoot rooting tests were performed, resulting in 4 selections that will be compared to the parent family 100xAA10 for hardwood cutting rooting performance.
Seven 6' plus alba whips were planted in the nursery to evaluate this process. All survived and more tests are planned for 2012.
Two well stocked 288 cell flats were planted "as is" to evaluate whole flat planting as an early selection technique. The results were interesting with the high survival rate and 17 selections.