SELECTION OF POPULUS CILIATE CLONES
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Director, Forestry Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Summary
Research workers have hitherto ignored the inherent good qualities of Populus ciliate. The tree can become a potential source of raw material to feed multifarious wood-based industries. Initial selections from seedlings have indicated that seed from the same source gives progeny of a wide range, varying from very poor to excellent stock. This has helped selection of good clonal material over a period of 3 to 4 years.