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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pâques, Luc E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Managing Forest Ecosystems, 25
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• Part I: Breeding of Confires
• 2. Larches
• 3. Norway Spruce
• 4. Sitka Spruce
• 5. Mediterranean Pines
• 6. Scots Pine
• 7. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)
• Part II: Breeding of Broadleaves
• 8. Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)
• 9. Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)
• 10. Wild Cherry (Prunus avium (L.) L.)
• List of authors and contributors
• Subject index.