Seed orchards and seed production areas for forest species are effective strategies for genetic protection, reclamation, and developing forests resistant to climate change.

Document Type : Scientific Views

Authors

1 Associate Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

2 Natural Resources Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sari, Iran.

3 Department of Biotechnology Research, Forests and Rangelands Research Institute, (AREEO).Tehran, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2023.129209

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