The influence of micropropagation on growth and coppicing ability of Eucalyptus polybractea

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-296

  Goodger, Jason Q D ^a   Woodrow, Ian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clone; Coppice cultivation; Eucalyptus oil; Growth rate; Leaf anatomy; Somaclonal variation

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS TERPENE OIL; TERPENE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANATOMY; CLONE; COPPICE; CULTIVATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); SAPLING; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EUCALYPTUS; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT ROOTS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS POLYBRACTEA;

EID: 76349096706     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp113     Document Type: Article

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