Growing trees: Risks and rewards for society

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-172

  Gartland, Kevan M A ^a,b   Oliver, Chadwick D ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest biotechnology; Genetic modification; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847654285     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-006-0064-y     Document Type: Review

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