Book ID: 61854
Zobel, Bruce J. and Jackson B. Jett
Genetics of Wood Production.1995. (Springer Series in Wood Science).illustr.XV,337 p.gr8vo.Hardcover Hardcover.
Wood quality and uniformity are primaryobjectives of a forest tree improvement program. A considerable amountof wood variation is under genetic control and thus genetic manipulation is an effective tool to change wood properties. Woodis controlled genetically both directly in the developmental or internal process of wood formation and indirectly by the control ofform and growth. Emphasis in this book is on internal control. Theauthors summarize the widely scattered literature and combineit with ideas and concepts gained through many years of working intensively with wood and controlling its variability.