Forest Tree Breeding in Europe Current State-of-the-Art and Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pâques, Luc E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 25
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Forestry.; Trees.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Tree Biology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.

Forest tree breeding has been ongoing for more than 70 years across Europe. It has successfully generated improved varieties for the major economical forest tree species. They are part of the present European forestry landscape and largely contribute to intensive wood production and other forest act...