Tree Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand

• Main Authors: Shelbourne, C.J.A (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Carson, Mike (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Trees.; Plant breeding.; Plant genetics.; Plant ecology.; Tree Biology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Ecology.

Dothistroma pini changed New Zealand commercial forestry dramatically. Tree breeding became concentrated on a very few species and development of selection methods and breeding strategies changed in response to the new challenges. Tree-Breeding and Genetics in New Zealand provides a critical histori...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• The influence of Ib Thulin
• Species and provenance testing Eastern USA species
• Species and provenance testing European and Japanese species
• Species and provenance testing western USA species
• Douglas-fir provenance and breeding
• Finale: Species and provenance testing of conifers
• Experiment design in provenance and progeny trials
• Eucalypt (hardwood) species and provenance research, and breeding programs
• Finale Eucalypts
• Cupressus and other conifers
• Clonal forestry
• Breeding theory
• Radiata breeding
• Breeding Strategy
• Conclusions
• The Future of Forest Tree Improvement in New Zealand
• Appendix
• References.