Optimizing energy yields in black locust through genetic selection: final report

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/395580· OSTI ID:395580

Bongarten, B C; Merkle, S A ^[1]

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1. Georgia Univ., Athens, GA (United States). School of Forest Resources

The purpose of this work was to assess the magnitude of improvement in biomass yield of black locust possible through breeding, and to determine methods for efficiently capturing the yield improvement achievable from selective breeding. To meet this overall objective, six tasks were undertaken to determine: (1) the amount and geographic pattern of natural genetic variation, (2) the mating system of the species, (3) quantitative genetic parameters of relevant traits, (4) the relationship between nitrogen fixation and growth in black locust, (5) the viability of mass vegetative propagation, and (6) the feasibility of improvement through genetic transformation.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 395580
• Report Number(s): ORNL/Sub-86-95907/4; ON: DE96013999
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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