| Trees IV 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Bajaj, Y. P. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540605479 ISBN-13: 9783540605478 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: This volume presents twenty-four chapters on the biotechnology of trees and deals with the importance, distribution, conventional propagation, micropropagation, review of tissue culture studies, in vitro culture, and genetic manipulation of forest, fruit and ornamental trees, such as various species of "Acrocomia," "Ailanthus," "Allocasuarina," "Anacardium," "Carya," "Casuarina," "Coffea," "Cyphomandra," "Fagus," "Feijoa," "Fraxinus," "Gymnocladus," "Leptospermum," "Metroxylon," "Oxydendrum," "Paeonia," "Paulownia," "Pouteria," "Psidium," "Quercus," Included are also five chapters on gymnosperm trees, such as "Abies" "fraseri," "Cephalotaxus," "Pinus" species and "Tetraclinis" "articulata," Trees IV is a valuable reference book for scientists, teachers, and students of forestry, botany, genetics and horticulture, who are interested in tree biotechnology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Forestry - Nature | Plants - Trees - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 580 |
| LCCN: 85017309 |
| Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.78 lbs) 428 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book Trees IV, like the previous volumes (Trees I, II, III published in 1986, 1989, 1991, respectively), is special in its approach. It elucidates the case history and biotechnology of individual fruit, forest, and ornamental trees, and discusses the present state of the art, with particular reference to in vitro propagation. It comprises 24 chapters contributed by international experts, and deals with the importance, distribution, conventional propa- gation, micropropagation, review of tissue culture studies, and recent advances in the in vitro culture and genetic manipulation of various species of Acrocomia, Ailanthus, Anacardium, Allocasuarina, Carya, Casuarina, Coffea, Cyphomandra, Feijoa, Fraxinus, Gymnocladus, Leptospermum, Fagus, Metroxylon, Oxydendrum, Paeonia, Paulownia, Pouteria, Psidium, and Quercus. Included are also five chapters on gymnosperm trees, such as Abies jraseri, Cephalotaxus harringtonia, Pinus durangensis, P. gregg ii, P. halepensis, P. pinea, and Tetraclinis articulata. Trees IV is a valuable reference book for scientists, teachers, and students of forestry, botany, genetics, and horticulture, and all those who are interested in the biotechnology of trees. New Delhi, March 1996 Professor y. P. S. BAJAJ Series Editor Contents Section I Angiosperm Trees 1. 1 Acrocomia Species (Macauba Palm) O. l. CROCOMO and M. MELO (With 8 Figures) 1 General Account . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Chemical Composition . . . . . . 5 3 Genetics and Crop Improvement 9 4 In Vitro Culture Studies 10 5 Industrial Utilization . . . 14 6 Lauric Acid . . . . . . . . . 15 7 Summary and Conclusions 15 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1. 2 Ailanthus altissima Mill. Swingle (Tree of Heaven) M. ZENKTELER and B. |