Experimental study investigation hybridization of Gobi region Populus Laurifolia L. with Populus Suaveolens Fisch. of northern region of Mongolia

The objective of this study was to investigate and evaluate possible breeding, propagating values of the isolated population of laurel leaf poplars in Zuunsaikhan mountain of Gobi-Altai. As being southernmost and only natural stand of P.laurifolia in Gobi region of Mongolia, this small population amidst of dry Gobi region presented the value of use in tree improvement programs for drought resistant poplar varieties.