The status of genomics and genetics research in the Myrtaceae, a large family of
dicotyledonous woody plants, is reviewed with Eucalyptus as the focal genus. The family …

Trees are an integral part of human life, and a vital component of biodiversity. Forest trees in
particular are renewable sources of food, fodder, fuel wood, timber and other valuable non …

The past year has seen the fruits of biotechnological manipulation of forest trees approach
commercial application. Advances in somatic embryogenesis have brought mass clonal …

We report here the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Nisqually-1, a
Populus trichocarpa genotype whose genome was recently sequenced. Several systems …

Due to the commercial importance of some conifer species, advances in conifer
biotechnology often appear to overshadow equally significant advances in the …

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volatile secondary (or specialized) metabolites found across the plant kingdom. They are …

A reliable and reproducible method for plant regeneration in vitro of two important temperate
eucalypts, Eucalyptus nitens and E. globulus, has been developed which utilises seedling …

Advances in technology for in vitro propagation and genetic transformation have accelerated
the development of genetically engineered trees during the past 15 years. At least 33 …

Molecular pathology of forest trees for a long time lagged behind parallel studies on
agricultural crop pathology. Recent technological advances have significantly contributed to …

Eucalypts are among the world's most widely planted trees, but the productivity of eucalypt
plantations is limited by their often-low amenability to true-to-type propagation from cuttings …