Clonal Forestry II

Conservation and Application
Herausgegeben von Ahuja, Mulkh-Raj; Libby, William J.

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Produktbeschreibung

Provided here are both underlying theory and recent resultsconcerning the propagation and use of clones in research andin production forestry. State-of-the-art science and casehistories treating production, testing, multiplication anddeployment of clones are presented. Agroforestry, urbanforestry and christmas-tree farming are covered, along withmore traditional multiple-use forestry and high-intensityforestry for biomass, wood and fiber production. Clonalforestry is contrasted to the more recent developments of"family forestry", and the classical tree-improvementapproach relying on seed-orchards. The history of clonalforestry is covered with reviews of several centuriesexperience with Sugi in Japan and poplars in Europe. Theimpacts and use of clones in the contexts of geneticconservation and biodiversity are discussed, as are the lawsand regulations affecting clonal production and deployment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-84815-5
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 393g
• ISBN-13: 9783642848155
• ISBN-10: 364284815X
• Artikelnr.: 36114584

Inhaltsangabe

1 Clonal Forestry.- 2 Past, Present, and Anticipated Applications of Clonal Forestry.- 3 Conservation of Germplasm in Forest Trees.- 4 Clonal Forestry with Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica).- 5 Strategies for Clonal Forestry with Poplars, Aspens, and Willows.- 6 Strategies for Clonal Forestry with Norway Spruce.- 7 Clonal Forestry in the Eucalypts.- 8 Development of Plantlings and Stecklings of Radiata Pine.- 9 Arguments for Redwood Clonal Forestry.- 10 Clonal Forestry with Tropical Hardwoods.- 11 Clonal Forestry with Yellow-Cedar.- 12 Organization and Implementation of a Clonal Forestry Program.- 13 Policies, Regulations, and Laws Affecting Clonal Forestry.