Small Stem Assays at Milner Backcross Orchard, GA
Jul. 14, 2020
By Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF Chapter Science Coordinator
Marshall Lynch inoculating trees while Noah Howie measures height and stem diameter at the Milner Backcross Orchard in Rome, GA.
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- Noah Howie (back) measuring trees while Marshall Lynch inoculates them at the Milner Backcross Orchard.
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- Inoculated stem tip temporarily covered with a sealed plastic straw to keep the inoculum moist.
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- Frank Milner posing with one of his three-year-old backcross chestnut trees. About 90% of the trees at this site have survived since planting.
