Round-2
Round 2

CLASSIC HYBRID BREEDING PROGRAM FOR P. ELLIOTTII VAR. ELLIOTTII X P. CARIBAEA VAR. HONDURENSIS IN THE NORTHEAST OF ARGENTINA

María Elena Gauchat - INTA EEA Montecarlo

Since 2004, INTA and PINDO company have developed a classic improvement program to obtain F1 hybrid Pine INTA-PINDO hybridizing P. elliottii var. elliottii and P. caribaea var. hondurensis adapted to the northeastern region of Argentina. In the beginning, the main goal was to improve the wood volume yield together with crown traits. Then, wood characters and tolerance to low temperatures have been incorporated Currently, this program has nearly 400 families in different evaluation stages and the best clonal families were identified for operational deployment in northeastern of Argentina.

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Modification date: 12 January 2024 | Publication date: 24 May 2022 | By: María Elena Gauchat