HYBRIDIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR FOREST TREES

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Abstract
The relative merits of different materials as coverings to protect receptive female flowers against chance pollination were studied, and a combination of glassine (inner) and kraft (outer) bags was adopted. Pollination was effected as follows: the kraft bag was removed and the glassine bag punctured with the point of a specially designed pollen gun; the pollen was then driven into the bag by squeezing the bulb of the gun; finally, the puncture was sealed with an adhesive patch and the kraft bag replaced. The pollen gun attaches to pollen containers (small Erlenmeyer flasks) that can be stored over calcium chloride.

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