TREE BREEDING

The Forest Products Commission have been committed to Tree Breeding since 1958 when the Pinus pinaster breeding program was initiated. Since then major breeding programmes have been developed for Pinus radiata since the early 1960's and Eucalyptus globulus in the 1980's. A range of other species, mainly Pines and Eucalypts, are at different levels of breeding development and, as was highlighted by the ALRTIG project, has made a major contribution to the development of low rainfall species for Australia.

• Low rainfall breeding cooperative RIRDC Project in Adobe PDF format
• Western Bluegum breeding fact sheet in Adobe PDF format
• Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster)