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Cottonwood and the river of time on trees, evolution, and society /

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Hovedforfatter: Stettler, R. F. (Reinhard Friedrich), 1929-
Institution som forfatter: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009.
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Poplar > Adaptation.
Poplar > Evolution.
Poplar > Genetics.
Trees > Evolution.
Trees > Economic aspects.
Human-plant relationships.
Electronic books.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • 1: The tree and the river
  • The tree
  • The river
  • Regeneration
  • Water and nutrient relations
  • Perpetuate and proliferate!
  • 2: Variation and variability
  • Clones
  • Why sex?
  • Password?
  • Natural hybridization
  • 3: From species to population to genes
  • Common gardens
  • Transplanted trees
  • Getting closer to the genes
  • Migrant trees
  • Adaptation and its limits
  • 4: Trees and society
  • Changing rivers--changing landscapes
  • The dawn of agriculture
  • The farmer's trees
  • From farmers' trees to tree farms
  • Poplar--a model tree
  • Tree genomics and beyond
  • Between old growth and plantations
  • The essence of trees
  • Outlook.

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