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Trees II

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Y. P. S. Bajaj

    1. New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 5)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Angiosperm Trees

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Avocado (Persea spp.)

      • K. G. M. Skene, M. Barlass
      Pages 3-12

    3. Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.)

      • K. Wakasa
      Pages 13-29

    4. Crabapple (Malus spp.)

      • S. Singha
      Pages 30-41

    5. Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)

      • M. Duron, L. Decourtye, Ph. Druart
      Pages 42-58

    6. Carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.)

      • R. E. Litz, J. L. Griffis Jr.
      Pages 59-67

    7. Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)

      • M. Barghchi, P. G. Alderson
      Pages 68-98

    8. Walnut (Juglans spp.)

      • R. Rodriguez, A. Revilla, M. Albuerne, C. Perez
      Pages 99-126

    9. Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

      • R. Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez, A. Gonzalez, C. Perez
      Pages 127-160

    10. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

      • R. L. Branton, J. Blake
      Pages 161-175

    11. Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

      • L. H. Jones, W. A. Hughes
      Pages 176-202

    12. Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.)

      • V. C. Pence
      Pages 203-221

    13. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.)

      • M.-P. Carron, F. Enjalric, L. Lardet, A. Deschamps
      Pages 222-245

    14. Maple (Acer spp.)

      • M. F. Morselli
      Pages 246-286

    15. Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.)

      • E. G. Sutter
      Pages 287-299

    16. Poplar (Populus spp.)

      • G. C. Douglas
      Pages 300-323

    17. Birch (Betula spp.)

      • B. H. McCown
      Pages 324-341

    18. Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum Roxb.)

      • S. Venketeswaran
      Pages 342-358

    19. Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa Steud.)

      • D. W. Burger
      Pages 359-369
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'frees contribute a major part of fuel, fodder and fruit, and are an im­ of bioenergy. They are now needed in large numbers more portant source than ever before for afforestation and social forestry, so that fast-grow­ ing and multipurpose trees assume great importance. After extensive in­ discriminate deforestation and rapid depletion of genetic stocks, efforts are now being made to evolve methods for clonal mass propagation of improved and elite trees. Production of short-duration trees with a rapid turnover of biomass, and induction of genetic variability through in vitro manipulation for the production of novel fruit and forest trees, which are high-yielding and resistant to pests and diseases, and trees which display increased photosynthetic efficiency are in demand. These objectives are well within the realm of horticultural and forest biotech­ nology. Some of the recent advances, such as the regeneration of com­ plete trees from isolated protoplasts, somatic hybridization, and the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in various tree species have opened new vistas for the genetic engineering of fruit and forest trees. This book is a continuation of the earlier volume Trees I, and presents 31 chapters on fruit, forest, nut and ornamental trees, such as avocado, pineapple, crabapple, quince, pistachio, walnut, hazelnut, date palm, oil palm, cacao, rubber, maple, sweet-gum, poplars, birches, Chinese tallow, willows, oaks, paper mulberry, rhododendrons, Scots pine, Calabrian pine, Douglas-fir, redwood, ginkgo, cycads and some flowering trees.

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  • New Friends Colony, New Delhi, India

    Y. P. S. Bajaj

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