What proportion of reforestation uses select seed?
larger versions HTML | PDF | Excel Why is this important? Use of select seed is expected to yield substantial ecological, forest health and economic benefits over the long term. State and Trend • Reforestation is achieved with natural regeneration and tree planting. • Wild seed from natural forests is used for natural regeneration and planting. Select seed from seed orchards and natural forests with superior genetic traits is increasingly used for planting. • Between 1985 and 2000, reforestation by planting was increased to reduce accumulated not satisfactorily restocked areas. • The proportional area reforested by planting increased from an estimated 28% in 19701974 to over 77% in 1998/992002/03. • Operational use of select seed, particularly orchard seed, began in the 1980s. Legislation requiring use of the best genetic material increased the use of select seed from 10% of the area reforested in 1995/96 to 41% in 2002/03. • The average genetic gain in select seed increased from 3% in
