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Rejuvenation of Forest Trees

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Hormonal Control of Tree Growth

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Phase change, or maturation, in woody plants not only results in changes in growth behavior, but results in increased difficulty in vegetatively propagating select individuals. The process of maturation in woody plants is discussed, with emphasis on methods for reversal of the process, including use of plant growth regulators and tissue culture. Since maturation is manifested by changes in growth behavior, foliar morphology, phyllotaxy, reproductive competence, in addition to numerous other traits, care must be taken to evaluate the effectiveness of rejuvenation methods in terms of all of these traits. Several hypotheses on the mechanism for phase change are discussed.

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  1. Department of Forest Biology, College of Forest Resources, University of Maine, 122 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME, 04469, USA

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    Steve D. Ross

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Greenwood, M.S. (1987). Rejuvenation of Forest Trees. In: Kossuth, S.V., Ross, S.D. (eds) Hormonal Control of Tree Growth. Forestry Sciences, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1793-9_1

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