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Micropropagation of Larches (Larix spp.)

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High-Tech and Micropropagation II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 18))

Abstract

Larches (Larix sp.) are of great interest to foresters because they are so variable, grow rapidly, produce quality wood for several uses, and offer exciting opportunities for short-rotation silviculture (Morgenstern 1986). The genus is composed of some ten species. Some of the best known and commercially important species are those that inhabit mountainous regions of Japan (Larix leptolepis Sieb. and Zucc.), Europe (Larix decidua Mill.), western North America (L. occidentalis Nutt.), Asia [L. gmelinii (Rupr.) Litvin and L. potaninii Batal]. Another commercially important species is Larix laricina (Duroi) K. Koch., which inhabits large portions of northern North America. Larch species and hybrids such as L. x eurolepis Henry have long been planted intensively in Europe and are being used more frequently now in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada (Fig. 1).

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Karnosky, D.F. (1992). Micropropagation of Larches (Larix spp.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76422-6_6

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