Improving Rust-Resistant Strains of Inland Western White Pine (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Improving Rust-Resistant Strains of Inland Western White Pine This knowledge also made us aware that resistance in western white pine to blister rust is due to many mechanisms of resistance. Some mechanisms are controlled by single genes, others are controlled by many genes (bingham and others 1971; table This knowledge, together with the need to provide a larger gene base to enable us to select for growth and form and to maintain adaptability to its environment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













Return of the Giants


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In 1883, when the Northern Pacific Railroad made its way through northern Idaho, western white pines dominated the moist, mid-elevation, mixed-species forests of the Inland Northwest between 2,000 and 6,000 feet. These majestic trees often lived to 350 years but could reach the ripe old ages of 400 and even 500 years. They were an integral part of the most productive forests in the region, providing habitat for a highly diverse mixture of organisms, from the smallest microbes to lichens, higher plants, and animals.