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Tree Improvement in Québec: A tool for industrial and environmental productivity

Summary

Forestry research note - Special issue. More than 30 years of tree improvement work in Québec has resulted in the establishment of a large collection of material, comprising several native and introduced species. Among them, six are currently used for reforestation-three native species: black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), white spruce (P. glauca (Moench) Voss) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.), as well as a few introduced larch species (Larix spp.), poplars (Populus spp.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). (...)

Sector(s): 

Forests

Categorie(s): 

Forestry Research Note

Theme(s): 

Forestry Research

Author(s)

RAINVILLE, André, Mireille DESPONTS, Roger BEAUDOIN, Pierre PÉRINET, Marie-Josée MOTTET, Martin PERRON

Year of publication :

2003

Format :

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Keywords :

&DRF; &DRF-RB; tree improvement, forest genetics, reforestation, environment, biodiversity, forest tree improvement, amélioration génétique des arbres

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