The Woody Plant Seed Manual

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  • Authors: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P.
  • Publication Year: 2008
  • Publication Series: Agricultural Handbook
  • Source: Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1223 p.

Abstract

The first comprehensive handbook on the seeds of trees and shrubs produced by the USDA Forest Service was USDA Misc. Pub. 654, Woody-Plant Seed Manual. The manuscript was ready for publication in 1941, but World War II delayed publication until 1948. The boom in tree planting in the 1950s and 1960s created a large demand for seeds and exposed the gaps in our knowledge concerning production and quality of seeds of woody plants in general.

  • Citation: Bonner, Franklin T.; Karrfalt, Robert P., eds. 2008. The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agric. Handbook No. 727. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1223 p.
  • Keywords: seeds, woody plants, trees, shrubs
  • Posted Date: April 13, 2009
  • Modified Date: July 6, 2017

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