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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'>Greetings
All:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'>I
presently have a student that is working on a hypothetical <span class=SpellE>agroforestry</span>
cropping system that incorporates ginkgo (<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Ginkgo <span class=SpellE>biloba</span></span></i>).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>She has alerted me to the fact that there
appears to be little published information on ginkgo horticulture with respect
to the medicinal plant industry.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Specifically, there is little published data on average leaf yield per
tree/ per hectare, etc. and how this might be influenced by cultural decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'>Can anyone
guide us to academic or industry literature on the subject?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'>Thanks so
much.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon'>Eric P.
Burkhart<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'> Resources</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
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mso-no-proof:yes'>7 </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2
color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'>Ferguson</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
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font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'> Building</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Bookman Old Style"><span
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font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
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font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
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font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;mso-no-proof:yes'>PA</span></font></st1:State><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:maroon;
mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="mailto:epb6@psu.edu">epb6@psu.edu</a></span></font><font
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