Accomplishments and challenges in genetic engineering of forest trees

The Bioengineered Forest: Challenges for Science and Society

Volumn 9781936331352, Issue , 2004, Pages 36-51

  Meilan, Rick ^a   Ellis, Dave ^b   Pilate, Gilles ^c   Brunner, Amy M ^d   Skinner, Jeff ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

^c National Institute for Agricultural Research   (France)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84917375671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781936331352     Document Type: Chapter

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