Research related to seed production involves maturation, collection, dormancy, presowing treatments and their influence on seedling production.
Efforts are underway to improve seedling quality in container and bare-root nursery facilities.
Comparisons of seedling establishment relationships to seedling type, container or bare-root, are being conducted. Establishment success is being related to seedling morphology and physiology, particularly root condition. Modeling approaches are being developed to predict environmental and cultural factors that influence seedling production of southern pine nurseries. Repellents for use in direct seeding of the southern pines, especially ones that are environmentally acceptable are being tested. Kas s current research focuses on practical nursery aspects of growing forest and conservation seedlings in containers.