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Poplar (Populus spp.)

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The genus Populus (poplars) forms part of the Salicaceae along with the willows (Salix). The genus is large, providing a spectrum of species whose final height and shape vary with environmental conditions. They are widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, forming extensive natural stands, and also in large tracts of man-made plantations. Poplars are dioecious; intraspecific and interspecific hybridization is common and heterosis is frequently observed. They continue to be cultivated extensively for their rapid rate of growth, quality of timber and relative ease of vegetative propagation.

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Douglas, G.C. (1989). Poplar (Populus spp.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Trees II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61535-1_15

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