Populus: Arabidopsis for Forestry. Do We Need a Model Tree?

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 90; no. 6; pp. 681 - 689
• Main Author: TAYLOR, GAIL
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.12.2002; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis - genetics; BOTANICAL BRIEFING; chemistry; Chromosome Mapping; clones; dioecy; Domestication; dormancy; Forest trees; Gene mapping; Genetic Complementation Test; Genetic mapping; Genetic resources; genetic transformation; genetics; genome sequence; Genome, Plant; Genomes; genomics; hybridization; Key words: Review; Kyoto Protocol; model plant; Molecular genetics; nucleotide sequences; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Phenotypic traits; physiology; Pine trees; plant development; plant genetic resources; Plant genetics; Plant species; Plants; poplar; Populus; Populus - chemistry; Populus - genetics; Populus - physiology; Pulp & paper industry; QTL; Quantitative Trait Loci; Renewable energy sources; Trees; Trees - genetics; Wood; Woody plants

Trees are used to produce a variety of wood‐based products including timber, pulp and paper. More recently, their use as a source of renewable energy has also been highlighted, as has their value for carbon mitigation within the Kyoto Protocol. Relative to food crops, the domestication of trees has...