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Micropropagation of Larix species and hybrids

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Micropropagation of Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 41))

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Larch (Larix) species and hybrids are important conifers that are grown for lumber, poles and pulp as well as ornamental purposes in northern temperate zone forests across North America, Europe and Asia. Among the principal commercial larch species are tamarack (Larix laricina), Western larch (L. occidentalis), European larch (L. decidua), Japanese larch (L. leptolepis), Dahurian larch (L. gmelinii) and Siberian larch (L. siberica). Hybrid larches have shown heterosis in growth, stem form and wood mechanical properties as compared to the parental plants [36].

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    David F. Karnosky, Yinghua Huang & Dong-Ill Shin

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Karnosky, D.F., Huang, Y., Shin, DI. (1993). Micropropagation of Larix species and hybrids. In: Ahuja, M.R. (eds) Micropropagation of Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8116-5_22

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