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Larix leptolepis (Japanese Larch): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VII

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 28))

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The natural range of Japanese larch, Larix leptolepis, is restricted to highlands of 1000–2800 m in elevation in central Honshu, Japan. Its morphology can be seen from Fig. 1. Japanese larch, which reaches 30 m in height in favorable climate, is a deciduous conifer with a conical crown. This tree is planted on a large scale (40% of the total cultivated forest) in Hokkaido, the northern part of Japan. This conifer was originally planted at the end of the 19th century in northern Europe, and has now become one of the most important conifers (Niemann 1980). In northern America, it occurs in scattered plantation. Young trees of this species grow more rapidly than European larch. The species seems less subjected to canker (Dasycypha willkommi) and shoot blight caused by the fungus Guignardia larcina than European and American larches, but is susceptible to gray mold (Botrytis einera) and honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) (Niemann 1980).

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Nabeta, K. (1994). Larix leptolepis (Japanese Larch): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-30369-6_18

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