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Author : Gösta Eriksson,Inger Ekberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Forest genetics
ISBN : 9157660328
Author : Jonathan Wright
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323148887
Introduction to Forest Genetics examines some of the basic genetic concepts typically used in forestry and tree improvement studies, including Mendelian and population genetics. It also describes techniques that are generally useful in tree improvement work, including individual tree selection and breeding, provenance testing, species and racial hybridization, and introduction of exotics. Organized into 19 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of forest genetics and problems associated with forest genetics. It then discusses concepts from basic genetics, including chromosome structure and function; DNA and RNA; nongenetic inheritance; and genotype versus phenotype. Other chapters focus on inbreeding: complete elimination of homozygous recessive trees; mutation and migration; and controlled pollination and vegetative propagation. The book also covers the establishment and measurement of test plantations; general principles and methods of selective breeding; choice of breeding method and type of seed orchard; heritability and genetic gain; geographic variation in Scotch pine and American trees; species and racial hybridization; chromosome studies; and polyploidy and haploidy breeding. This book is a valuable resource for foresters, professional tree breeders, and those with or without previous training in genetics or forestry.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:938411898
Author : Gene Namkoong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UVA:X002216546
Author : Timothy L. White,W. T. Adams,David B. Neale
Publisher : CABI
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845932862
This book, which contains 20 chapters, integrates the varied subdisciplines of genetics and their applications in gene conservation, tree improvement and biotechnology. Topics covered include: genetic variation in natural forests, the application of genetics in tree improvement and breeding programmes, and genomic sequences and molecular technologies. This book will be a valuable resource for students, scientists and professionals in the plant sciences, especially forest geneticists, tree breeders, forest managers and other natural resource specialists.
Author : Reiner Finkeldey,Hans Heinrich Hattemer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540373988
This book provides a solid scientific basis for researchers, practitioners and students interested in the application of genetic principles to tropical forest ecology and management. It presents a concise overview of genetic variation, evolutionary processes and the human impact on forest genetic resources in the tropics. In addition, modern tools to assess genetic diversity patterns and the dynamics of genetic structures are introduced to the non-specialist reader.
Author : Andrew Young,David Boshier,Timothy Boyle
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-07-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643102576
Forest management must be sustainable not only in ecological, economic and social, but also genetic terms. Many forest managers are advocating and developing management strategies that give priority to conserving genetic diversity within production systems, or that recognise the importance of genetic considerations in achieving sustainable management. Forest Conservation Genetics draws together much previously uncollected information relevant to managing and conserving forests. The content emphasises the importance of conserving genetic diversity in achieving sustainable management. Each chapter is written by a leading expert and has been peer reviewed. Readers without a background in genetics will find the logical sequence of topics allows easy understanding of the principles involved and how those principles may impact on day-to-day forest planning and management decisions. The book is primarily aimed at undergraduate students of biology, ecology, forestry, and graduate students of forest genetics, resource management policy and/or conservation biology. It will prove useful for those teaching courses in these fields and as such help to increase the awareness of genetic factors in conservation and sustainable management, in both temperate and tropical regions.
Author : K. Stern,L. Roche
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642655173
Throughout the world natural forest ecosystems have been, and are being massively disrupted or destroyed. The boreal forests of Canada are no more immune to man's intervention than the tropical rain forests of Africa, and the day is rapidly approaching when natural forest ecosystems, undisturbed by man, will be found only as remnants in national parks and other protected areas. Yet where they continue to exist these ecosystems are an extraordinarily rich, though relatively neglected source of data that illuminate many aspects of the classic theory of evolution. The subject matter of this book is not, however, confined to natural forest ecosystems. Forest ecosystems under varying degrees of management, and man made forests are also a rich source of information on ecological genetics. In general, however, it can be said that the published evidence of this fact has not yet significantly penetrated the botanical literature. All too frequently it is confined to what might be termed forestry journals. It is hoped that this book will to some extent redress the balance, and draw attention to a body of published work which not only provides a basis for the rational management and conservation of forest ecosystems, but also complements the literature of ecological genetics and evolution. The first draft of Chapters I to V was written in German by the senior author and translated by E. K. MORGENSTERN of the Canadian Forestry Service.
Author : Gene Namkoong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Forest genetics
ISBN : 0719400678
Models of gene action, Selection theory, Breeding theory, Testing and estimating value in forest tree breeding, Tree breeding programs, Models of population growth, Regression and regression effects of genotypic differences, Estimating genetic parameters, Population genetics, The view ahead for forest genetics literature cited.
Author : Csaba Mátyás
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401715768
During the 4th International Consultation on Forest Genetics and Tree Building, held in 1998 in Beijing, China, leading scientists were invited to review past achievements, to redefine the role of forest genetics and breeding in contemporary forestry, and to set priorities for future research and development. On the basis of the invited presentations, the volume summarizes the state of knowledge in various fields, such as the impact of forest management and of changing environmental conditions on genetic resources, and the value of genetic markers as indicators for adaptational potential, as well as the tasks of conservation. Detailed reports from the different continents provide a comprehensive diagnosis of the global situation of forest genetics and tree breeding research. The book offers not only an overview of contemporary trends and expected future developments, but also identifies current main problems in funding and cooperation. It may prove therefore useful not only for scientists, university lecturers and advanced students in the field of forestry, ecology and conservation biology, but also for decision makers and managers in companies and conservation organizations.
Author : Luc E Pâques
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400761469
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 activities. In this book, we describe the state-of-art of breeding for the main forest tree species. We provide a comprehensive, unique and up-to-date overview of the major scientific results and breeding achievements gathered from the many programmes scattered across Europe. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each as a monograph corresponding to a species or group of species Abies spp., (Larix spp., Picea abies, Picea sitchensis, Pinus sylvestris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Mediterranean pines; Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, and Prunus avium). Each of them is written by a group of experts and focuses on the distribution and economical importance of the species; motivation for breeding and breeding objectives; intraspecific genetic variability, breeding populations and breeding strategy; forest reproductive material deployment including mass-propagation and, prospects and perspectives for joint research and breeding. The book is a unique and up-dated source of information for students, researchers and professionals interested in the genetics and domestication of forest tree species.
Author : North Central Forest Experiment Station (Saint Paul, Minn.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Forest genetics
ISBN : MINN:31951003044674S
Author : G. Namkoong,H. C. Kang,J. S. Brouard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461238928
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, this is obviously neither the only, nor necessarily the best, solution for the genetic management of tree species, and thus our intent in this volume is to develop ways to achieve multiple objectives in tree breeding. We include an array of breeding plans from simple iterated designs to sets of multiple populations capable of using gene actions for different traits in different environments for uncertain futures. The presentation is organized around the development of breeding from single-to multiple-option plans, from single to multiple traits, from single to mUltiple environ ments, and from single to multiple populations. However, it is not a complete "How To" book, and includes neither exercises nor instructions on data handling. It also does not include discussion of all modes of reproduction and inheritance encountered in plants.
Author : Lauren Fins,S.T. Friedman,J.V. Brotschol
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992-01-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0792315685
Quantitative genetics: why bother?; Fundamental genetic principles; Mating desings; Field test design; Concepts of selection and gain prediction; Computational methods; Estimative yeld: beyound breeding values; Quantitative approaches to decision-making in forest genetics programs; Developing seed transfer zones.
Author : Maria Morgenstern
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780774841771
Geographic Variation in Forest Trees is the first book to examine this subject from a world-wide perspective. The author discusses population genetic theory and genetic systems of native North American tree species as they interact with environments in the major climatic regions in the world. He then demonstrates how this knowledge is used to guide seed zoning and seed transfer in silviculture, basing much of his discussion on models developed in Scandinavia and North America. In the final chapter, the author addresses the issue of genetic conservation -- a subject of great concern in the face of accelerated forest destruction, industrial pollution, and climatic change. This comprehensive, well-researched book makes a significant contribution to the knowledge of one of our most important renewable natural resources.
