Forest Co-op FGO Field Guides Project
The objective of this three-year, $85,000 project was to develop and produce the following two field guides to support the delivery of second generation tree improvement efforts:
"Field Guide to Seed Orchard Establishment & Management" is a field manual designed for technical personnel to:
a) provide step-by-step procedures for each activity associated with management activities required to promote optimum seed production in first generation orchards and
b) guide the development of a database regarding seed orchard management actions.
"Field Guide to Second Generation Progeny Test Establishment and Management", also a field manual designed for technical personnel:
a) outlines the timing of management activities required to promote high-quality information from second generation progeny tests,
b) provides step-by-step procedures for each activity associated with progeny test establishment and management and
c) guides the development of a database regarding progeny test management.
Both field guides have been published and were in distribution in early 2004.