4. CellFor’s Global Footprint Chile Radiata > 7 ,000 varietal lines in trials Brazil/ Argentina Loblolly British Columbia Spruce, Doug Fir South East USA Loblolly, Slash New Zealand Radiata Australia Radiata South Africa Patula
7. Power of Genetics Proven in other Agricultural Crops Open-Pollinated Varieties 1866 to 1933 Double-Cross Hybrids 1934 to 1955 Single-Cross Hybrids 1956 to 2001 Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service . Corn Yields 1866 to 2001 Current phase of conifer genetics
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10. First Patent Issued for A Tree for Reforestation: Varietal CF L3791 US PP19,447, P3 Pait , et al. November 11, 2008 Loblolly pine tree named ‘ CF L 3791 US PP19, 793, P3 Pait et al. March 3, 2009 Loblolly pine tree named ‘ CF Q7766’ US PP21,973, P3 Pait et al. June 14, 2011Loblolly pine tree named ‘ CF LP17696’
12. CellFor Production Overview Produce Plantable Germinants Grow Plantable Germinants into Miniplugs Grow Miniplugs into Finished Seedlings CellFor Labs (BC, Canada) Contract Nurseries (Canada & USA) Process completed in 12 to 18 Months Contract Nurseries (USA)
18. Embryo and Germinant Production Transfer to Germination Mature Pine Embryos Plantable Germinant Cryo Preserved Tissue Tissue Initiation Tissue Bulk-up
35. CF Q3802 Q3802 showing smaller and less frequent branches resulting in fewer and smaller knots Check
36. Varietal Branch Diameter (Future Knots) is Small & Stable 1 Very Small 2 Small 3 Small to Avg. 4 Average 5 Avg. to Large 6 Large 7 Very Large 75% score 3 or better
51. Reduced Risk : 7% Average Increased Survival Average difference 7%; n=66
52. Height Advantage of Varieties Increases Year over Year (15 Tests With Repeated Measures) Average Tree Height (ft) in January 2010 and January 2011 3.5 ft difference 4.1 ft difference
53. Average Height Gain 13% Over Improved Genotypes: (%) over comparison genotypes by variety and test N= 61
62. Spatial Distribution of Stem Defects in O3621 and Adjacent OP 7-56 Plot Jeff Davis Co, GA, Age 6 O3621 OP 7-56
63. Spatial Distribution of Stem Defects in OP 7-56 Plots Jeff Davis Co, GA, Age 6 Plot 1 Plot 2
64. O3621 and Adjacent OP 7-56 Plot Before and After Hypothetical Thinning Thinning OP 7-56 plot: all non-STP trees resulting in 314 TPA Thinning O3621 plot: all non-STP and the smallest trees resulting in 314 TPA O3621 OP 7-56 O3621 OP 7-56 Vol/tree ft3 = 5.91 5.05 Gain in Vol/tree = +17% O3621 OP 7-56 Vol/tree ft3 = 6.59 5.04 Gain in Vol/tree = +31% O3621 OP 7-56
73. DBH Class Distribution per Acre Age 5 O3621_Prov. 1st Gen OP TPA = 445 421 HT = 20.8 15.9 DBH = 3.4 2.7 STP = 96% 88% Gain in Vol/tree = +113% Gain in Vol/acre = +125%
102. Age 14 UGA PMRC Volume Increases Slow Down After 400tpa Pienaar, L. V., B. D. Shiver and W. M. Harrison. 1997. Growth potential of loblolly pine plantations in the Georgia Piedmont: A spacing study example. PMRC Technical Report 1997-1. 15pp.