The interaction of genotype, environment and management in the forestry industry
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This Year 12 Agriculture resource* provides students with information regarding plant breeding in the forestry industry.
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- view multimedia sources and stimulus materials that outline the current methods of propagation of Radiata Pine trees.
- engage in group work and individual tasks,
- work towards completing an extended response question regarding a plant breeding organisation and the use of genetics in the industry.
*NOTE: This lesson has been developed for the N.S.W BOSTES Stage 6 Agriculture Syllabus but will be applicable to use in other states.
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The interaction of genotype, environment and management in the forestry industry.
This Year 12 Agriculture Teacher Guide will assist teachers use the lesson "The interaction of genotype, environment and management in the forestry industry" in their classrooms. Sample answers to student workbook questions, all online sources and approximate activity timings are provided.
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Student Workbook - The interaction of genotype, environment and management in the forestry industry.
This student workbook will allow students to: - gain an understanding of the way plantation forestry trees are bred/propagated - complete a case study on the Radiata Pine and a plant breeding organisation. - apply their prior knowledge of plant breeding techniques and agricultural examples and relate this to the forestry industry as a comparative study. - have the opportunity to analyse a range of source materials to develop their knowledge about the outcomes and the lesson culminates with an extended response question.
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