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Wood Formation in Populus

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Developmental genetic, genomic and biochemical approaches in Populus are providing new insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms regulating wood formation. We discuss here wood properties, new approaches for the study of wood formation, and the genes and hormones responsible for regulating wood formation in Populus.

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  1. Institute of Forest Genetics, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA, 95618, USA

    Andrew T. Groover

  2. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00790, Helsinki, Finland

    Kaisa Nieminen & Ykä Helariutta

  3. Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Shawn D. Mansfield

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Groover, A.T., Nieminen, K., Helariutta, Y., Mansfield, S.D. (2010). Wood Formation in Populus . In: Jansson, S., Bhalerao, R., Groover, A. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Populus. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 8. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1541-2_10

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