A comprehensive compilation of genetic and breeding information from more than 1,000 sources on the 10 southern pine species. Major topics include species descriptions, factors of flowering and seed production, methods of vegetative propagation, traits of interspecific hybrids, and geographic, racial, stand, and tree-to-tree variation. Practical and detailed information is provided on various techniques and problems associated with creative breeding and seed production.

The southern pines. Physiology. Variation among geographic locations. Variation among trees. Mutation and hybrids. Breeding southern pines.

ABSTRACT: In the economically important southern pine species, loblolly and slash, the genetic architecture of wood chemistry and stiffness were determined and association genetics was used to identify genes that potentially regulate these economically important traits in loblolly pine.