Tissue Culture in Forestry

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Introduction

   • J. M. Bonga, D. J. Durzan

   Pages 1-3

3. Tissue Culture Techniques

   • J. M. Bonga

   Pages 4-35

4. Cell and Tissue Culture in Forest Industry

   • D. J. Durzan

   Pages 36-71

5. In Vitro Propagation of Gymnosperms

   • A. David

   Pages 72-108

6. Vegetative Propagation of Dicotyledonous Trees

   • C. L. Brown, H. E. Sommer

   Pages 109-149

7. Vegetative Propagation of Eucalyptus

   • R. Durand-Cresswell, M. Boulay, A. Franclet

   Pages 150-181

8. Vegetative Propagation of Palm Trees

   • J. F. Reynolds

   Pages 182-207

9. Phytopathology and Tissue Culture Alliances

   • H. V. Amerson, R. L. Mott

   Pages 208-230

10. Action of Growth Regulators

    • J. B. Zaerr, M. O. Mapes

    Pages 231-255

11. Nitrogen Metabolism and Vegetative Propagation of Forest Trees

    • D. J. Durzan

    Pages 256-324

12. Carbohydrate Utilization and Metabolism

    • Trevor A. Thorpe

    Pages 325-368

13. The Use of in Vitro Techniques for Genetic Modification of Forest Trees

    • E. G. Kirby

    Pages 369-386

14. Vegetative Propagation in Relation to Juvenility, Maturity, and Rejuvenation

    • J. M. Bonga

    Pages 387-412

15. Back Matter

    Pages 413-420

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2. IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN METABOLISM 2. 1. Range of naturally occurring nitrogenous components in forest trees 2. 2. Gene expression and mapping 2. 3. Metabolic changes in organized and unorganized systems 2. 4. Nitrogen and nutrition 2. 5. Aspects of intermediary nitrogen metabolism 3. NITROGEN METABOLISM IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3. 1. Precultural factors 3. 2. Callus formation 3. 3. Cell suspensions 3. 3. 1. Conifers 3. 3. 2. Acer 3. 4. Morphogenesis 3. 4. 1. Nitrogen metabolism of natural embryos 3. 4. 2. Somatic embryogenesis 3. 4. 2. 1. Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 3. 4. 2. 2. Douglar-fir and loblolly pine 3. 4. 3. Organogenesis 4. OUTLOOK 11. CARBOHYDRATE UTILIZATION AND METABOLISM - T. A. Thorpe 325 1. INTRODUCTION 2. NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS 3. CARBOHYDRATE UPTAKE 4. CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 4. 1. Sucrose degradation 4. 2. Metabolism of other carbon sources 4. 3. Hexose mobilization and metabolism 4. 3. 1. Cell cycle studies 4. 3. 2. Growth studies 4. 3. 3. Organized development 4. 4. Cell wall biogenesis 4. 4. 1. Primary cell walls 4. 4. 2. Cell wall turnover 4. 4. 3. Secondary cell walls 4. 5. Carbon skeleton utilization 5. OSMOTIC ROLE 6. CONCLUDING THOUGHTS 369 12. THE USE OF IN VITRO TECHNIQUES FOR GENETIC MODIFICATIO~FOREST TREES - E. G. Kirby 1. INTRODUCTION 2. IN VITRO SELECTION 2. 1. Natural variation 2. 2. Induction of variation 2. 3. Selection techniques 2. 4. Plant regeneration 2 . • 5. Applications x 3. SOMATIC HYBRIDIZATION 3. 1.

• Forestry
• forest trees
• growth
• metabolism
• Tree Biology

• Maritimes Forest Research Center, Fredericton, Canada

  J. M. Bonga

• Department of Pomology, University of California, Davis, USA

  D. J. Durzan

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