Performance Rating System (PRS™)

PRS™ is the unique decision-support tool for landowners in southern US to select the best genetics for their objectives. It translates genetic improvement into gain scores.

The tool provides information on:

  • Productivity

  • Disease resistance

  • Stem quality

  • Adaptability

PRS™ 4.0 Database
Group of six people standing outdoors in front of green loblolly pine trees, some wearing safety vests, with a partly cloudy sky overhead. Row of families on left is much taller than row of pine families on the right.
Group of six people standing outdoors in front of green loblolly pine trees, some wearing safety vests, with a partly cloudy sky overhead. Row of families on left is much taller than row of pine families on the right.

Third-cycle family (left) next to first-generation mix (right) four years after planting in Nassau County, Florida.

Information poster for Lobolly Pine PRS™ 4.0 showing family code OG x OP, productivity 62%, rust 23%, straightness 20%, with risk maps for cold damage and rust disease in the southeastern United States.
Information poster for Lobolly Pine PRS™ 4.0 showing family code OG x OP, productivity 62%, rust 23%, straightness 20%, with risk maps for cold damage and rust disease in the southeastern United States.

Example spec. sheet for a common first-generation family.