Nursery Propagation Facility

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Our research nursery provides a range of specialist services and expertise to commercial forest growers. The 10 hectare nursery in Rotorua has shade houses, controlled climate propagation facilities and a large purpose-built container-growing facility. We work alongside geneticists from Scion and other research organisations, and New Zealand tree breeders, to support their genetic improvement programmes and grow and supply genetically improved tree stocks at a research scale. Our work includes supporting advanced tree breeding programmes for radiata pine, indigenous species, and other commercial forest species; developing and using innovative propagation technologies; transferring expertise from tissue culture to the nursery and into the forest.
Nursery 2
Infrastructure Name
Nursery Propagation Facility
Public Summary
Our research nursery provides a range of specialist services and expertise to commercial forest growers. The 10 hectare nursery in Rotorua has shade houses, controlled climate propagation facilities and a large purpose-built container-growing facility. We work alongside geneticists from Scion and other research organisations, and New Zealand tree breeders, to support their genetic improvement programmes and grow and supply genetically improved tree stocks at a research scale. Our work includes supporting advanced tree breeding programmes for radiata pine, indigenous species, and other commercial forest species; developing and using innovative propagation technologies; transferring expertise from tissue culture to the nursery and into the forest.
Standards
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Location / Region
Bay of Plenty
Location Type
Land based
Operation Type
Fixed location
Access Requirements
Commercial Access: This item is accessible as a service
Access Description
Accessible as a service.
ANZSRC Fields of Research Codes
80% Horticultural production (3008)
20% Forestry sciences (3007)