Advances in the improvement of forest trees through biotechnology

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-78

  Van Raemdonck, Damien ^a   Jaziri, Mondher ^a   Boerjan, Wout ^b   Baucher, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

And herbicides; Cellulose; Dis eases; Durability; Gene engineering; Lignin; Resistance to pests; Sterility; Tree biotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035534710     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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