Genetically modified trees: production, properties, and potential

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 259-266

  Gartland, Kevan M A ^a   Crow, Robert M ^a   Fenning, Trevor M ^b   Gartland, Jill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest biotechnology; Forestry; Genetic modification; Genetics; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444438010     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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