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46 EUFORGEN: Quercus suberNEmWORKDiscussionThe high discrepancy between flowering and fructifica tion of trees, as observed inthe major cork oak producing area, must be taken into account when planningfuture breeding strategies (see Aguiar 1994). This is particularly important withregard to the establishment and management of seed orchards. The ongoing studiesof the reproductive behaviour of Q. suber should contribute knowledge to theseobservations.Highly significant differences (P