Cross Breeding in Eucalyptus
- Received Date: 1995-01-24
- Available Online: 2012-03-17
Abstract: Two hundred and four hybrids have been produced with controlled pollination method since 1989, of which the mother tree is Eucalyptus urophylla and the fathers are E. tereticornis, E. camaldulensis, E. exserta, E. saligna, E. grandis, E. leizhou No. 1, E. grandis ×E. urophylla and E. pellita. The phenological regimes of flowering of the parents have been summarized. The pollens stored under -18~-22℃ for 42 months after drying treatment could be kept with a germination ratio above 60%. Even trials involving 72 hybrids have been established. The results indicate that most of the hybrids have marked heterosis in volume accumulation when 3 years old. The best hybrids are tested to be E. urophylla× E. tereticornis and E. urophylla ×E. camaldulensis, with individual volume higher than that of the parents by 120.73% and 89.40% respectively.