Introduction & Overview
Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference (SFTIC) has met biannually for 64 years to exchange information and to discuss research and future needs for forest tree breeding. The University of Florida/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program, in cooperation with the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee, are proud to host the 34th annual meeting of SFTIC in sunny Melbourne Beach, FL at the Crowne Plaza Oceanfront hotel.