Citation
(2009), "Seeing the wood and the trees", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 58 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm.2009.07958fab.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Seeing the wood and the trees
Article Type: News From: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Volume 58, Issue 6
Researchers claim to have found a way to get pine trees to grow faster without losing their productivity. A study has looked at reducing the rate of juvenile wood in plantations, as the timber industry aims to speed up the pine harvest - juvenile wood cannot be used in construction because it is too soft.
The researchers suggest that by selective breeding they can get rid of the problem.
“Even though each generation takes a long time to realise those genetic gains, we are making progress one generation by one generation,” a spokesperson said.