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| Project Title: |
Genecological study of Submaritime Douglas-fir seedlots
in the B.C. Interior. |
| Project Number: |
EP 1200.03 |
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| District: |
Arrow Boundary Forest District |
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| Location: |
Fisher Road
Lat. 50 11'N, Long. 117 59'W |
Opening # TFL 23, Comp 202 |
| Principal Researcher: |
Barry Jaquish
Kalamalka Forestry Centre,
Vernon |
Phone: (250) 260-4766
e-mail:
Barry.Jaquish@gov.bc.ca |
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Objectives:
To evaluate to the growth and adaptability of:
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coastal x interior Douglas-fir hybrids, and
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Douglas-fir seedlots from the Submaritime (SSM) zone
on productive, low elevation sites in the southern Interior.
Experimental Design:
Genetic entries included in test (160 total):
Genetic Origin |
Geographic Origin |
# of Families |
| wind pollinated (wp) single-tree collections |
Submaritime zone - seedlots collected along latitudinal
and elevational transects |
116 |
| full-sib families |
Coastal Douglas-fir - controlled crosses of high breeding value parents
from Fdc breeding program |
12 |
| Fdc x Fdi hybrids |
High breeding value Fdc female parents and Fdi WKL/SA male parents. Crosses
made at CLRS. |
6 |
| wp single-tree collections |
Shuswap Lake |
12 |
| wp single-tree collections |
West Kootenay low elevation |
11 |
| Fdi x Fdc hybrids |
High breeding value Fdi female parents and Fdc male parents. Crosses
made at KFC. |
2 |
| full-sib family |
Shuswap Adams cross made at KFC |
1 |
Field Layout:
Randomized complete-block design with eight replicate blocks. The genetic
entries were randomly subdivided into 4 sets of 32 entries; sets were randomly
assigned to positions in blocks; genetic entries were randomly assigned to
four-tree row plots within sets. Sampling units are individual trees spaced
at 2 x 1 m. White stakes identify corners.
History:
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1997 plantations established.
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1999 plantation brushed and third-year measurements.
Status:
Active
Reports and Publications:
None
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