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Cell and Tissue Culture in Forest Industry

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Tissue Culture in Forestry

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 5))

Abstract

The currently available body of knowledge of cell and tissue culture of forest trees is mainly a product of scientific curiosity rather than necessity. Once the basic techniques were established in the 1950’s and applied to the propagation of horticultural and agricultural plants, managers engaged in tree improvement programs realized that similar methods could eventually be used commercially in the forest industry. However, although cell and tissue culture was the strategic new technique needed to bring the study of trees into the laboratory (10), tissues of many mature trees remain somewhat recalcitrant in response to most standard practices. Furthermore, the technique could not progress until:

  1. A.

    Methods were available for the genetic selection of trees, cells and tissues.

  2. B.

    Synthetic plant growth regulators (e.g., α-naphthalene acetic acid, N6-benzylaminopurine, were available and proven effective in controlling the growth and development of a wide range of species (Fig. 1).

  3. C.

    Cellular nutrition could be improved and controlled through all aspects of the propagation process.

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Durzan, D.J. (1982). Cell and Tissue Culture in Forest Industry. In: Bonga, J.M., Durzan, D.J. (eds) Tissue Culture in Forestry. Forestry Sciences, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3538-4_3

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