Australian Tree Seed Centre

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For over 40 years the Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) has been collecting, researching and supplying quality, fully documented tree seed to both domestic and overseas customers. Collections of seed are sourced from wild populations and genetically improved seed from its own domestication and improvement programs. The ATSC currently holds stock from over 1,000 Australian tree species. Represented genera include: eucalyptus, acacia, casuarina, grevillea, and melaleuca. The ATSC is the only organisation currently storing and conserving a wide range of Australian forestry plantation taxa which are economically important worldwide as raw materials for industrial and domestic use and play a significant role in environmental protection. Seedlots are available as bulk and individual tree collections. Germination tests are carried out on every seedlot in the store and has enabled the ATSC to create germination standards for many of the species. The ATSC maintains a database for all its seedlots with a subset of collection details and germination test results . The database contains detailed collection and germination information for all seedlots. The Australian Tree Seed Centre is a national facility for source identified seed and is managed by CSIRO Plant Industry as a collection and research centre.