PAPER IV: KUF 354- FOREST GENETICS AND TREE IMPROVEMENT-

Introduction, Mendel’s law of inheritance, qualitative- and quantitative characters-Polygenes, lethal genes, complimentary, supplementary, epistasis, inhibitory factors, Tree breeding- control pollination, vegetative propagation, hybridization, polyploidy and mutation, Plus trees and progeny trials, seed orchards, types and management of seed orchards and seed production area, Application of genetics in tree improvement.