Ph.D scholarship, NEW ZEALAND

[cokera at fri.cri.nz]

PhD SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
IN NEW ZEALAND 1994

CYTOKININS -REGULATORS OF JUVENILITY AND 
MATURATION IN PINUS RADIATA ?

Maturation as a developmental process 
is poorly understood despite the 
considerable significance age 
manipulation  plays in the genetic improvement
of radiata pine. Superior radiata pine 
cannot be identified until seven to 
eight years of age when maturation 
characteristics are expressed. Cuttings 
taken at maturity exhibit undesirable 
properties for propagation including
a reduction in diameter growth and rooting ability.