Poplar culture in North America / edited by Donald I. Dickmann ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council Canada.

Poplar Council of Canada.

Poplar Council of the United States.

Dickmann, Donald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poplar--North America--Congresses.

Poplar.

Arboriculture--North America--Congresses.

Arboriculture.

Forests and forestry--North America--Congresses.

Forests and forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : NRC Research Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published on the occasion of the 21st session of the International Poplar Commission in association with The Poplar Council of Canada and the Poplar Council of the United States This book describes the status of culture and utilization of poplars in North America and documents succinctly recent scientific and technological advances.

Contents:

""Implications of clonal propagation"" ""The concept of genetic gain in poplar breeding""; ""Selection criteria""; ""Breeding strategies""; ""Species selection""; ""Species incompatibility""; ""Mating designs""; ""Non-recurrent F1 breeding""; ""Recurrent intra-specific breeding""; ""Recurrent inter-specific breeding""; ""Intra�inter-specific breeding""; ""Reciprocal recurrent selection""; ""Backcross breeding""; ""More complex hybridization methods""; ""Testing strategies""; ""Multiple trait issures""; ""Conclusions and future work""; ""References""

""Chapter 3. Physiological ecology of poplars"" ""Introduction""; ""Structure and growth""; ""Growth and morphology of the crown""; ""Architecture of the root system""; ""Dynamic of fine roots""; ""Carbon physiology""; ""Effects of biotic and abiotic stresses""; ""Coppice physiology""; ""Water relations""; ""Water economy""; ""Root�shoot relations""; ""Adjustments in cell water relations""; ""Adjustments to flooding""; ""Mineral nutrient relations""; ""Mineral nutrient characteristics""; ""Seasonal patterns and nutrient cycling""; ""Physiology of yield""; ""Expressions of yield""

""Physiological determinants of yield"" ""A poplar ideotype""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Ecology and silviculture of natural stands of Poplus species""; ""Introduction""; ""Regeneration in Populus""; ""Vegetative regeneration""; ""Sexual regeneration""; ""Genetics of natural populations of Populus""; ""Genetic variability in Populus populations""; ""Genetic structure""; ""Clonal attributes""; ""Clonal variation""; ""Natural hybridization""; ""Effects of silvicultural systems on Populus genetics""; ""Productivity""; ""Site quality""; ""Soil-site studies""

""Silvicultural systems for aspen"" ""Ecosystem management""; ""Harvesting technology""; ""Thinning""; ""Silvicultural systems for other Populus species""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5. Ecology and silviculture of poplar plantations""; ""Introduction""; ""Propagation and production of planting stock""; ""Planting stock types""; ""Stock production systems""; ""Unrooted dormant cuttings and sets""; ""Weed control strategies""; ""Fertilization and irrigation""; ""Crop health, protection, and hygiene""; ""Unrooted dormant branch cuttings""; ""Rooted dormant cuttings""

Notes:

"Published on the occasion of the 21st session of the International Poplar Commission by National Research Council of Canada in association with Poplar Council of Canada, Poplar Council of the United States".

"A publication of the National Research Council of Canada, Monograph Publishing Program".

"NRC no. 43259"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610452019

1-280-45201-3

1-4593-0329-6

OCLC:

70769481