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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  Biotechnology's Potential Contribution to Global Wood Supply and Forest Conservation
Autores:  Sedjo, Roger A.
Data:  2005-10-26
Ano:  2001
Palavras-chave:  Biotechnology
Breeding
Forestry
Tree plantations
Timber
Fiber
Genes
GMOs
Industrial wood
Economics
Benefits
Costs
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
Q21
Q23
Q16
O32
L73
Resumo:  Over the past 30 years, industrial plantation forests have become a major supplier of industrial wood. There are several reasons for this, including the improved economics of planted forests due to biotechnological innovations, the increases in natural forest wood costs due to increasing inaccessibility, and rising wood costs from natural forests due to new environmental restrictions related to logging. Forestry today is on the threshold of the widespread introduction of biotechnology into its operational practices. In many cases, the biotechnology likely to be introduced is simply an extension of that being utilized in agriculture, such as herbicide-tolerant genes. However, biotechnology in forestry also is developing applications unique to forestry, including genes for fiber modification, lignin reduction and extraction, and for the promotion of straight stems and reduced branching.
Tipo:  Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  18578

http://purl.umn.edu/10708
Editor:  AgEcon Search
Relação:  Resources for the Future>Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 01-51
Formato:  37

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