Documentation, data and
records
Documentation, data and
records
Î Information for now
Î Information for the future
For the records:
Î Basic details about source of seed and
collection details
Î Information of seed handling and
dispatch/distribution
5. Seedlot
z Collection from a stand in one location at
ONE POINT IN TIME
z Reference number – links to seed collection
information, storage, dispatch etc.
z Can be a “bulk” or a group of single tree
collections from the 1 stand, or both
(“Bulk” = seed from >1 parent)
5. Seedlot code
z For a bulk seedlot to be
REPRESENTATIVE of a provenance,
should have 10-15 parents (or more)
equally represented
z BIG TREES !!
z VALUABLE TREES !!
Course Objectives
1. Management of seed orchards & seed production areas to
promote optimum seed crops
2. Methods for harvesting tree seed from seed orchards and seed
production stands