Member Southern Regional Information Exchange Group-40 Member Steering Committee of the Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program Member Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee. Research efforts to support the applied programs are conducted in many areas, including progeny test technology and seed orchard management. Techniques have been developed to incorporate early testing procedures into operational tree improvement programs. Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program - Hardwood. Current research efforts involve natural regeneration in bottomland hardwoods and intermediate stand treatments.
Efforts are also committed to preserving second generation selections of selected species.
Texas Forest Service - Hardwood and Urban Programs. Major research efforts are to develop improved strains of selected species. L.R. Barber, R.S. Cameron, G.L. DeBarr, G.R. Hodge, J.B. Jett, J.L. McConnell, A. Mangini, J. Nord, and J.W. Taylor. Lowe, W.J. and N.C. Wheeler. 1993. Pollen contamination in seed orchards.