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Record Nr.

UNINA9910627299703321

Autore

Meilan Richard

Titolo

Forest genomics and biotechnology / / Richard Meilan and Matias Kirst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-78064-351-9

1-78639-407-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations

Collana

CABI biotechnology series ; ; 9

Disciplina

634.956

Soggetti

Forest genetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Principles of Genome Sciences -- Genomics of Conifers -- Genomics of Hardwoods -- Forest Tree Population Genomics -- Quantitative Genomics of Forest Tree Breeding -- Principles of Forest Biotechnology -- Approaches to Genetically Engineering Flowering Control in Trees -- Engineering for Bioenergy -- Engineering Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses -- Engineering Pest Tolerance -- Regulatory Affairs -- Protecting Intellectual Property.

Sommario/riassunto

"There have been major recent advances in genomics and biotechnology of trees, including the sequencing and annotation of the first tree genomes. Biotechnology applications have now moved from the lab to the field, and this book considers in detail the impact of these technologies in forest productivity and the environment"--