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Fig. 1.5 Schematic diagrams of the breeding process for trees. (a) Classic breeding cycle of a
high-intensity improvement program (from White 1987). (b) One possible breeding chain of a
low-intensity improvement program. Different colors imply different physical populations
1.9 Aim and Scope of the Present Contribution
The development of forestry in Argentina has been based on the cultivation of fastgrowing introduced species, mainly from the Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Eucalyptus,
Populus, and Salix genera, for which both private companies and the National State
through INTA have developed high-intensity genetic improvement programs.
1 Native Forests Claim for Breeding in Argentina: General Concepts and Their State
Fig. 1.5 Schematic diagrams of the breeding process for trees. (a) Classic breeding cycle of a
high-intensity improvement program (from White 1987). (b) One possible breeding chain of a
low-intensity improvement program. Different colors imply different physical populations
1.9 Aim and Scope of the Present Contribution
The development of forestry in Argentina has been based on the cultivation of fastgrowing introduced species, mainly from the Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Eucalyptus,
Populus, and Salix genera, for which both private companies and the National State
through INTA have developed high-intensity genetic improvement programs.
1 Native Forests Claim for Breeding in Argentina: General Concepts and Their State