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Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects pp 287–310Cite as

Using Resistance in Tropical Forest Plantations

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Tropical forest plantations are a major source of wood fiber throughout the world. These plantations are subject to depredation by pest insects much like other forests of the world. The use of exotic species is a common form of managing forest pests, but this approach is not without limitations in general and is certainly not a sufficient control strategy to limit all pests. Substantial work has been done to understand mechanism of resistance in tropical tree species such as mahogany, teak, pine, eucalyptus, Leucaena, Acacia, and Cupressus. A pest-resistant transgenic Eucalyptus has been developed but is not operationally deployed. The substantial diversity of tropical trees represents both an opportunity to search for resistance to pests and a challenge to manage the huge array of current and potential forest insect pests.

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  3. Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, University Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana

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Nichols, J.D., Wagner, M.R., Cobbinah, J.R. (2002). Using Resistance in Tropical Forest Plantations. In: Wagner, M.R., Clancy, K.M., Lieutier, F., Paine, T.D. (eds) Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47596-0_13

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