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Service canadien des for6ts Institut forestier national de Petawawa Chalk River (Ont.ario) KOJ lJO Publi6 par 1e Service canadien des fordts pour l tAssociation canadienne pour l-'am6lioration des arbres, Ottawa, 1986 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CANAD I AN TREE I MPROVEI'1ENT ASSOC I AT I ON With the compliments of the Association Enquiries mag be addressed to the authot,s on to Mr. J.F. Coles, Executive Secretary, C.T.I.A./A.C.A.A., c/o Ontario Tree Irnprovement Council, Johnston Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. NIG 2Wl. IF YOUR ADDRESS ON THE LABEL IS INCORRECT OR INCOI4PLETE/ PLEASE RETURN CORRECTION SLIP BELOW Others 'Lnterested in neeeiuing Proceedings, noti.ce of meetings etc. may return the slip to be Listed as Cotresporul.ing Members (Canadi.an) or be plaeed on the mai,Ling List for the pnoceedings only (Libraz.ies, insti,tuti.ons, foneign addressees). 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S'L uous ne desirez pLus neeeuoit, ces eomptes rendus" ueuLLlez eoeher,r"tayet,, et netoutnen La formule remplie au r6dacteun. Ia uingt et uni.Dme eonf 6z,ence de L'associati.on aura Lieu d. Truno, en NouuelLe-ficosse,"du 77 au 21 aoftt lgaz. Des otateurs seront inuit6s d. ad.nes,s-en Le.sujet de "Nos effonts uis-d"-ui,s Les pnognarrnes coop6ratifs d.e L'anblionation des anbnes au canada,' . Les int6re""7" au canada d z t /, et L'.etnange.r' sont Les bienuenua.. Des nenseignements suppL6mentaires ser.ont d.tstnibues au eou?s de L'hiuer de 1986 d. tous Les membnes et d. tous eeun ou,L en fe-nont La demande. Si uous auez des questions d posez. concerlnd.nt La zie conf6r'ence zteuiLlez Les adressez, d: u. iloaatd. Ftame, Tt,ee Bneeding Centne, Dept . of Ia.nds and Forests , Debez,t , N .5. B7M 1G0 . A: T.J.B. Boyle, r6daeteur, A.C.A.A./C.T.I.A. Seruiee eanad.i.en des for)ts Institut foz.estier national de petaaaua Chalk Riuez' (0ntaz"io) K7J 1J0 LETTRES MOULEES Nom: Dt' M Xlme Adresse: . Code po$taL s.v.p. cocher une Cony,eeti,on seule case: Nouueau destinataine Rayer Le desti,nataire de La Liste d,enuoi de Lt A.C.A.A" 5',Lgne -.t-- TABLE 0F coNTENTS/tagtE DES MATIEnTs Page LIST OF ACTTVE MEMBERS, CANADIAN TREE II"IPROVEMENT ASSOCIATTON ... I OBTTUARY ..... .......... ...., . It IIONORARY I',IEMBER .......... .... 12 BUSINESS MEETING - MINUTES 227 Mlnut.es of Last Meeting .......... ..........' l4 228 Chairmanrs Report ..... .... ....... t4 229 Financial Statement ........., T4 229 Editorrs ReoorL ..... T4 23I Membership ... ..... t5 232 Buslness Arising from Previous Meetings ..... r6 233 New Business ..... ..... ....... t7 234 Future Meetings ... .. IB 235 Election of Officers .. .. ., . .. 19 236 AdJournment .... e . .. .... ... 19 POSTER SESSION - TITLES AND AUTHORS .. O " 22 FIELD TOURS ..... 30 SPEECHES ..... ..... o..... 38 MEMBERS' REPORTS Newfoundland - Department of Forest Resources and Lands C, llarrlson Tree Improvement in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Progress Report 45 Newfoundland - Canadian Forestry Service J.P. Ilall Tree Breeding at the Newfoundland Forestry Centre ............... 49 Nova Scotla - Department of Lands and Forests T.J. t'1u11in Cooperative Tree Improvement l-n H.M. Frame Nova Scotia: 1983-85 53 New Brunswick - DeDartment of Natural Resources R.D. Bettle Tree knprovement at NB Department E.D. Stinson of Natural Resources ... ... ... ... 56 -11- Page New Brunswlck - Canadl-an Forestry Servlce D.P. Fowler Tree Breeding at the l"laritimes Forest J.M. Bonga Research Centre: 1983 and 1984 58 Y.S. Park J.D. Simpson R.F. Snith New Brunswlck - NBIP Forest Products Inc. H. Bltto NBIPIS EffOrIS lN NBTIC Cooperative Prograrrl r. 64 New Brunswick - UnLversitv of New BrunswLck G.R. Powell Tree Seed and Forest-Genetic Studies E.K" Morgenstern at the UniversiEy of New Brunswick: 1983-1985 66 Qu6bec - MinistEre de ltfinergie et des Ressources R. Beaudoin Am6lloration des arbres forestlers A. Stipanicic au servLce de la recherche du G. Va116e ministEre de l'finergie et des Ressources du Qu6bec .. ... .. e o... .. 75 Y. Lamontagne R6colte de cdnes et am6lioratl-on g6n6tique des arbres forestlers au Qu6bec .......... 85 Qudbec - Service canadl-en des for6ts A. Corriveau Activit6s de recherche du S.C.F. en J. Beaulieu en g6nStlque et am6lloration des G. Daoust arbres forestiers au Qu6bec 87 Qu6bec - Compagnle internationale de papler du Canada J. Begln C.I.P.'s Tree Improvement Activities 93 A. Dion G. Crook Qu6bec - Universitd du Qu6bec en Abitibi-T6miscamin6gue G.E. Caron Research in Tree Seed, Seedling Growth, and Pollination, l9B3-85 98 -l-1r- Page Ontario - Mlnlstry of Natural Resources w.D. Baker Tree Improvement Progress ln Ontariots Northwestern Region, 1983-1985 ... ...... 101 B.A" Barkley Fast Growlng Forests: Tree Improvement Strategy for Eastern Ontario .... ....... 104 G.P. Buchert Forest Genetlcs and Tree Irnprovement Research at Maple: 1983-1985 109 A.G. Gordon Breeding, Genetics and Genecological Studies in Spruce for Tree Improvement ln 1983 and 1984, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario .. ..... ll2 R"B. Greenwood Tree ImprovemenE ln Ontariors Northern Reglon ... .. ........ ll7 R.I{. Ho Cone Induction and IN VITRO Culture in Some Forest Tree Species ............ 120 R.M. Rauter RecenE Developments in Ontariofs S. Stubber ilrovlncial Tree Improvement Program 124 V.H. Wearn Northern Regionrs Black SPruce Tree Improvemenl Program ..... 128 0ntarlo - Canadl-an Forestry Service Petawawa National ForesEry Institute C.W. Yeatman P.N.F.I. Genetics and Breedlng: Genetics of Jack Pine: 1984-85 ........ 130 T,J.B. Boyle Black Spruce Genetics' Petawawa National Forestry Instltute 1983-85 133 G. I,lurray Genetics of White Spruce, Larches W.I'{. Cheliak and Hardwoods, Petawawa: 1983-85 . 136 W.M. Cheliak Molecular Genetlcs and Plant Tlssue J.A. Pitel Culture: 1983-85 ........ ......... 139 B.S.P. Wang National Tree Seed Centre: 1983-85 .... 145 P.S. Janas H.O. Schooley -1v- Page Ontario - Canadian Forestry Service Petawawa Natlonal Forestry Institute W.H. Fogal Control and Monitorlng of Seed and Cone Insects of White and Black Spruce - PeEawawa: f983-84 150 Ontarl-o - Lakehead Unlversity P. Knowles Forest Genetl-cs Research Actlvities R.E. Farmer at Lakehead Unlversity: 1983-85 ....... 154 W.H. Parker Ontario - Universlty of Toronto L. Zsuffa Forest Genetlcs and Tree Breeding at R.