Eucalypt Domestication and Breeding

by Eldridge, Ken; Davidson, John; Harwood, Chris; Van Wyk, Garrit

• ISBN13: 9780198548669
• ISBN10: 0198548664
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-09-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Fast-growing eucalypts help to meet the demand for wood throughout the warmer parts of the world. They are grown in numerous small woods and windbreaks to produce poles and firewood, and in extensive plantations mainly for the pulp and paper industries. This book shows how to breed improvedeucalypts that will provide more and better wood on appropriate sites selected through sound land planning. The emphasis is on making greater use of the immense richness of the genetic resources of the eucalypts, especially in the first generation or two of domestication 'wild' eucalypts for woodproduction. This book covers those aspects of variation, selection, and reproduction that are unique to eucalypts. Large gains in production and quality can be obtained relatively cheaply by choosing the best geographic seed sources (provenances). Once suitable base populations have been assembled,continued long-term genetic gain can be assured through well-planned recurrent selection and mating.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Eucalypts Natural and Planted

Genetic Resources of Eucalypts

Matching Species and Provenances to Site

Testing Species and Provenances

Eucalyptus Camaldulensis

Eucalyptus Deglupta

Eucalyptus Delegatensis

Eucalyptus Fastigata

Eucalyptus Globulus

Eucalyptus Grandis and E. Saligna

Eucalyptus Nitens

Eucalyptus Obliqua

Eucalyptus Regnans

Eucalyptus Tereticornis

Eucalyptus Urophylla

Eucalyptus Viminalis

Breeding Strategies and Breeding Plans

Reproductive Biology of Eucalypts

Selection and Breeding

Seed Production

Mass Vegetative Propogation

Looking Ahead

Glossary

References

Index

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