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Autore |
Stettler R. F (Reinhard Friedrich), <1929-> |
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Cottonwood and the river of time [[electronic resource] ] : on trees, evolution, and society / / Reinhard F. Stettler |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poplar - Adaptation |
Poplar - Evolution |
Poplar - Genetics |
Trees - Evolution |
Trees - Economic aspects |
Human-plant relationships |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1: The tree and the river -- The tree -- The river -- Regeneration -- Water and nutrient relations -- Perpetuate and proliferate! -- 2: Variation and variability -- Clones -- Why sex? -- Password? -- Natural hybridization -- 3: From species to population to genes -- Common gardens -- Transplanted trees -- Getting closer to the genes -- Migrant trees -- Adaptation and its limits -- 4: Trees and society -- Changing rivers--changing landscapes -- The dawn of agriculture -- The farmer's trees -- From farmers' trees to tree farms -- Poplar--a model tree -- Tree genomics and beyond -- Between old growth and plantations -- The essence of trees -- Outlook. |
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