ETFRN NEWS 34: Biotechnology

ETFRN-News is a publication of the European Tropical Forest Research Network that appears three times a year:
Editor: Willemine Brinkman
Guest Editor: Olavi Luukkanen
Editorial assistance: Jacqui McGrath

CONTENTS

• Editorial
• ETFRN News
• Organisations, Institutions and Projects
  • Why Biotechnology for Tropical Trees - A Review of Applications in Tropical Forest Management
  • In Vitro Approach for Natural and Induced Biodiversity Conservation of Forest Trees
  • Genetic Modification in Forest Trees
  • An Integrated Molecular Population Genetic Approach for Forestry Conservation and Management in Thailand
  • Isozyme Variation in Natural Populations of Sal (Shorea Robusta) in the Terai Region, Nepal
  • Molecular Genetics of Faidherbia Albida
  • Assessing Genetic Variability in Leucaena Hybrids
  • RAPD Analysis of the Genus Bambusa ‘Sensu lato'
  • Genetic Diversity in Natural Populations of Eucalyptus Microtheca
  • Assessment of Levels and Dynamics of Intra- Specific Genetic Diversity of Latin American Tropical Trees for Conservation & Sustainable Management
  • Germination Syndromes as Tools for Plant Functional Types
  • Tissue Culture Pilot Plant Facility for Upscaling and Testing Techno-Commercial Feasibility of Forest Tree Tissue Culture at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
  • Thirty Years of Vegetative Propagation Research on Tropical Trees in Scotland
  • Genetics Markers (RAPDS and rep-PCR) for Ecological Studies of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis
  • Mycorrihizal and Rhizobial Inoculations as Tools Legume Tree Conservation and Management in Orinoco Flood Plain, Venezuela
  • Symbiotic Interactions between Woody Legumes and Root Nodule Bacteria under Favourable and Adverse Conditions
• Research Cooperation Sought
• Internet Features
• Funding / Opportunities
• Other News
• Job Opportunities
• Publications

Cover illustration: Casuarina clones of improved genetic quality are vegetatively propagated using simple shoot cutting techniques in Thailand. Photograph by Olavi Luukkanen.

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