Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Natural Hybridization and Evolution
Author: Michael L. Arnold
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1997-01-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0195099753

Michael L. Arnold offers an exploration of the evolutionary process of natural hybridisation, and presents data from various sources that support the paradigm of natural hybridisation as an important evolutionary process.

Genetics and Improvement of Forest Trees

Genetics and Improvement of Forest Trees
Author: Yuji Ide
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-08-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 303651242X

Forest tree improvement has mainly been implemented to enhance the productivity of artificial forests. However, given the drastically changing global environment, improvement of various traits related to environmental adaptability is more essential than ever. This book focuses on genetic information, including trait heritability and the physiological mechanisms thereof, which facilitate tree improvement. Nineteen papers are included, reporting genetic approaches to improving various species, including conifers, broad-leaf trees, and bamboo. All of the papers in this book provide cutting-edge genetic information on tree genetics and suggest research directions for future tree improvement.

The Genus Pinus

The Genus Pinus
Author: Nicholas Tiho Mirov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 624
Release: 1967
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Preface: Working for many years with pines, I have been asked many questions I could not answer. Often I have thought how useful it would be for bothe the curious layman and the busy scholar to have assembled together as much information as possible on pines. Being a biologist, I am primarily interested in the biology of pines-their origin and development, their chemical composition, and their physiological processes. These considerations have naturally led me to the past and present distribution of pines. Difficulties of presenting these aspects of the subject are many The literature on pines is enormous; it is scattered through scientific, trade, and popular journals. What should be included and what omitted were not easy decisions. For instance, chemical components of pine and wood are considered; but physical properties of pine lumber are not, although there is a wealth of published information in that field. Keeping in mind the traditional remoteness of chemistry from plant taxonomy, I have perhaps oversimplified, in a conciliatory mood, the presentation of the chemical aspects of pines. On the other hand, I have attempted to make the presentation of taxonomy palatable to chemists, who are not always concerned with the ways and rules of classifying plants and are apt either to disregard accepted nomenclature entirely or to accept it in an amazingly uncritical manner. Our knowledge of the genus Pinus is rather uneven. Certain groups of chemical substances (polyphenols, terpenes) have been studies extensively; others, such as fats, are still known only sporadically. Alkaloids have been discovered in some pines only recently. Some physiological processes, such as mineral nutrition, have been investigated more thoroughly than others, for example, transpiration. Such unevenness will be noticed throughout the book. I have attempted to give ansers to many questions about pines; many have remained unanswered, and new ones have arisen. I have even attempted to offer some gerealizations and speculations, hoping that their presentation would not be condemned as heresy but, rather, would be accepted as a stimulus to more research along controversial lines. I have always been encouraged by Darwin's remark, in one of his letters to Wallace, that without speculation there would be no progress. N.T. Mirov--Berkeley, California, January, 1967.

The Conifers: Genomes, Variation and Evolution

The Conifers: Genomes, Variation and Evolution
Author: David B. Neale
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2019-03-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319468073

This book is the first comprehensive volume on conifers detailing their genomes, variations, and evolution. The book begins with general information about conifers such as taxonomy, geography, reproduction, life history, and social and economic importance. Then topics discussed include the full genome sequence, complex traits, phenotypic and genetic variations, landscape genomics, and forest health and conservation. This book also synthesizes the research included to provide a bigger picture and suggest an evolutionary trajectory. As a large plant family, conifers are an important part of economic botany. The group includes the pines, spruces, firs, larches, yews, junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias. Of the phylum Coniferophyta, conifers typically bear cones and evergreen leaves. Recently, there has been much data available in conifer genomics with the publication of several crop and non-crop genome sequences. In addition to their economic importance, conifers are an important habitat for humans and animals, especially in developing parts of the world. The application of genomics for improving the productivity of conifer crops holds great promise to help provide resources for the most needy in the world.

Urban Forest Acoustics

Urban Forest Acoustics
Author: Voichita Bucur
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2007-02-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540307893

Trees can reduce noise by sound reflection and absorption and this is the first book bringing together the widely scattered literature on noise abatement by urban trees. The book will interest those concerned with environmental management, noise control, and urban forestry. It is an invaluable source of information for environmental managers, foresters, acousticians, engineers, architects, scientists, and students.

Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast

Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast
Author: John E. Kuser
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2006-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1402042892

This book is a textbook for Urban/Community Forestry courses and a handbook for Shade Tree Commissions, tree wardens, State and National Forestry Services, and professional societies. It is the most complete text in this field because it addresses both culture and management, and the chapters have been written by experts who are active practitioners. The book provides observations and examples relevant to every urban center in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Tree Root Systems and Their Mycorrhizas

Tree Root Systems and Their Mycorrhizas
Author: D. Atkinson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400968337

Proceedings of a Meeting of the IUFRO, Working Party on Root Physiology and Symbiosis

Lime-trees and Basswoods

Lime-trees and Basswoods
Author: Donald Pigott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2012-09-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0521840546

Detailed descriptions are provided for all recognised taxa and are accompanied by illustrations.