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Transgenic Eucalyptus

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Transgenic Trees

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 44))

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Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae) includes about 700 species occurring naturally across wet and dry, tropical and temperate environments of Australia and, in a few cases, the islands to the north of Australia. It is the versatility and fast-growing characteristics of this genus that has aroused and still is stimulating increasing interest worldwide, particularly as the demand for pulp, fuel, and construction wood increases. Over 8 million ha of Eucalyptus plantations have been established in Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Congo, India, Iran, Madagascar, Morocco, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Pakistan, the USA, and Uruguay (Zacharin 1978; FAO 1979). More than 90% of these forests have been planted since 1955, and about 50% in the past decade (Turnbull and de la Cruz 1991).

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MacRae, S., van Staden, J. (2000). Transgenic Eucalyptus. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Transgenic Trees. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59609-4_7

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