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Micropropagation and clonal options in forestry

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Micropropagation of Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 41))

Abstract

Micropropagation has been achieved in a number of woody plant species. That is only the beginning in the production process. Before clonal material is regenerated by tissue culture, it would be desirable to consult geneticists/ breeders for inclusion of pedigreed material in the program. Production costs, genetic fidelity, and performance of in vitro regenerated plants will determine the future of micropropagation in clonal forestry. Although true-to-type plants are the desired goal of a clonal forestry program, micropropagation may not always yield high fidelity clonal regenerants. A spin-off from tissue culture is somaclonal variation, which offers opportunities for selection of new useful variants. In addition micropropagation technology has been exploited for manipulation of maturation states, germplasm preservation, and genetic engineering in plants. Thus, micropropagation has become useful in several different areas of biotechnology. In this chapter we examine to what extent micropropagation can contribute or may contribute to clonal options in forestry.

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  1. Department of Forestry and Resource Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    W. J. Libby

  2. Institute of Forest Genetics, Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products, Sieker, Landstrasse 2, 2070, Grosshansdorf, Germany

    M. R. Ahuja

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Libby, W.J., Ahuja, M.R. (1993). Micropropagation and clonal options in forestry. In: Ahuja, M.R. (eds) Micropropagation of Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8116-5_25

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