The value of forest biotechnology: A cost modelling study with loblolly pine and kraft linerboard in the southeastern USA

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 415-435

  Peter, Gary F ^a,b   White, David E ^b,c   De La Torre, Rafael ^d   Singh, Rajan ^c   Newman, David ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Breeding; Cost modelling; Economics; Forest tree; Genetic engineering; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; KRAFT PULP; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COST MODELING; PINE PLANTATION; PRODUCT PERFORMANCES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONIFEROUS TREE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTATION; WOOD QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; LOBLOLLY PINE; PAPER; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANTATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEEDLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREE GROWTH; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LINER BOARDS; PINUS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 34548457737     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2007.014269     Document Type: Article

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