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Tree Breeding: Principles and Strategies
Namkoong, Gene; Kang, Hyun Chung; Brouard, Jean S.
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Paperback. Series: Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 341.
It has become apparent, during discussions with students and colleagues in forest genetics, that a universal concern is the achievement of diverse goals of forestry from fiber production in industrial as well as farm forests to conserving forest ecosystems. Although we generally have several breeding methods available and several species to breed, we seek to satisfy multiple-use goals on diverse sites by management techniques that at best can only partially control edaphic environmental variation. The dominant approach, which was agriculturally motivated, has involved inten sive effort with complicated breeding plans on single species for uniform adaptability and single-product plantations. However, ... Read more
It has become apparent, during discussions with students and colleagues in forest genetics, that a universal concern is the achievement of diverse goals of forestry from fiber production in industrial as well as farm forests to conserving forest ecosystems. Although we generally have several breeding methods available and several species to breed, we seek to satisfy multiple-use goals on diverse sites by management techniques that at best can only partially control edaphic environmental variation. The dominant approach, which was agriculturally motivated, has involved inten sive effort with complicated breeding plans on single species for uniform adaptability and single-product plantations. However, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461283928
SKU
V9781461283928
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