Geographic variation in forest trees [[electronic resource] ] : genetic basis and application of knowledge in silvicultre / / E. Kristian Morgenstern

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454502903321
• Autore: Morgenstern E. K
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, : UBC Press, 1996
• ISBN: 1-283-13189-7; 9786613131898; 0-7748-5445-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 634.9/56
• Soggetti: Forest management; Forest genetics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Concepts of Plant Reproduction, Variation, Heredity, and Breeding: A Brief History; Genetics and Plant Breeding in Europe, 1700-1900; Quantitative Methods; Development of Methods and Programs; 2 Population Genetics; Genetic Processes; Genetic Systems; 3 Environmental Influences and Geographic Variation; Physical Factors Influencing Natural Selection; Geological History; Seasons, Climate, and Phenology; Regional Differences in Ecology and Genetic Systems; Experiments: The Theory; Variation Patterns; Variation Patterns: General Conclusions4 Genetic Variation in Some Major Species; Angiosperms; Gymnosperms; 5 Geographic Variation and Silviculture; Control of Seed Origin; Seed Zones and Seed Transfer; Seed Transfer: Methods and Examples; Species Introduction; 6 Conservation of Genetic Resources; The Need for Gene Conservation; Objectives of Gene Conservation Programs; Measures of Genetic Diversity; Methods; Gene Conservation Programs; Literature Cited; Species Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; TU; V; W; Y; Z