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FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES N.24

RECENT LITERATURE OF INTEREST

Notes:
1. Individual papers included in Proceedings or books will not be listed uncer sections (iii) or (iv) below.
2. Throughout the list, addresses of publishers or authors are given in brackets after the reference, wherever possible. Please write to these addresses directly should you wish to obtain a copy of the publication/article in question
3. E = available in English, F = available in French, S = available in Spanish


(i) BOOKS, HANDBOOKS

de Aguiar, I.B; Piña-Rodrigues, F.C.M. & Figliolia, M.B. Sementes Florestais Tropicais

1993 Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes, Comitê Técnico de Sementes Florestais, Brasília, Brazil. 350 pp. (In portuguese)

Pearce, D. & Moran, D. The economic value of biodiversity.

1994 The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland. 172 pp. (E). (Available through Earthscan Publications Limited, 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN, UK)

The World Bank A conservation assessment of the terrestrial ecosystems of

1995 Latin America and the Caribbean. The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. Published in association with The World Bank. 129 pp. (E). (The World Bank, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20433, USA.)

(ii) CONFERENCE and WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Project Rapid viability testing of tropical tree seed.

1996 Proceedings of an ASEAN training course on rapid viability testing of tropical tree seed held at the ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre, Muak-Lek, Sariburi, Thailand, 7-15 February, 1994. 98 pp. (E)

International Dendrology Society Temperate trees under threat.

1996 Proceedings of an International Dendrology Society symposium on the conservation status of temperate trees. University of Bonn, 30 September - 1 October 1994. 200 pp. (E). (International Dendrology Society, School House, Stannington, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6HF, United Kingdom)

IPGRI & INBAR Bamboo and Rattan genetic resources and use.

1995 Proceedings of the first INBAR Biodiversity, Genetic Resources and Conservation Working Group, 7-9 November 1994, Singapore. (E) (IPGRI Office for South Asia, c/o NBPGR Pusa campus, New Delhi 110012, India)

IUFRO Symposium Project Group P.2.04.00 Innovations in tropical tree seed technology.

1996 Proceeding of the IUFRO Symposium. Arusha, Tanzania, 7-10 September 1995. 302 pp. (E). (Danida Forest Seed Centre, Krogerupvej 3A, 3050 Humlebaek, Denmark).

Natural Resources Canada Report of the International Boreal Forest Genetic Resources

1996 Workshop. Canada Forest Service, Ottawa, Ontaria, K1A 0E4, Canada. 23 pp. (E and F)

Rogers, D.L. & Ledig, F.T., Eds. The status of temperate North American forest genetic

1996 resources. Report No. 16. University of California Genetic Resources Conservation Programme, Davis, California. 85 pp. (E)

(iii) INFORMATION, REPORTS FROM INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.

ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Project Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs:

1995 Technical publication No. 3. ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre Project, Muak-Lek, Saraburi 18180, Thailand. 33 pp. (E)

ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Project Seed storage of Swietenia macrophylla.

1995 Technical publication No. 25. ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre Project, Muak-Lek, Saraburi 18180, Thailand. 11 pp. (E)

ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Project Effects of fruit maturity, depulping techniques, and drying

1995 conditions on germination of Azadirachta indica var. siamensis seed. Technical publication No. 32. ASEAN Forest Tree Seed Centre Project, Muak-Lek, Saraburi 18180, Thailand. 15 pp. (E)

Barnes, R.D.; Filer, D.L. & Milton, S.J. Acacia karroo. Monograph and annotated bibliography.

1996 Tropical Forestry Papers 32. Oxford Forestry Institute. Department of Plant Sciences. University of Oxford, United Kingdom. 77 pp. (E)

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, CATIE & Danida Forest Seed

1995 Centre, DFSC, Humlebaek, Dinamarca. Programas de abastecimiento de semillas forestales. CATIE, 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica. 95 pp. (S)

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, CATIE & Danida Forest Seed

1995 Centre, DFSC, Humlebaek, Dinamarca. Mejoramiento forestal y conservacion de recursos geneticos forestales. Tomo I & II. CATIE, 7170 Turrialba, Costa Rica. 95 pp. (S)

FAO Agricultural biotechnology in the developing world. FAO Research and Technology Paper 6.

1995 62 pp. (E)

FAO Documentation on biological diversity and genetic resources1985-1995.

1995 Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 162 pp. (E)

Franzel, S.; Jaenicke, H. & Janssen, W. Choosing the right trees: Setting the

1996 priorities for multipurpose tree improvement. ISNAR Research Report No. 8. International Service for National Agricultural Research, the Hague. 87 pp. (E)

Ibrahim, A.M. Genetic variation in Faidherbia albida: Implications for conservation of genetic

1996 resources and tree improvement. Doctoral thesis. University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Ecology, Tropical Forestry Reports No. 11. 86 pp. (E)

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, IPGRI & International Centre for Tropical

1994 Agriculture, CIAT. Establishment and operation of a pilot in vitro active genebank. Report of a CIAT-IBGRI Collaborative Project using cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as a model. 59 pp. (E). (IPGRI, Via delle Sette Chiese 142, 00145 Rome, Italy)

International Tropical Timber Organisation Biotechnology and the sustainable production

1996 of tropical timber. Desk study prepared for the Eighteenth Session of ITTO by R.J. Haines and B.E. Martin. 159 pp. (E).

(International Tropical Timber Organisation, Yokahama, Japan). Morse, J. & Cochrane, A. Seed collections of arid zone acacias and eucalypts in Central and

1996 Western Australia, 1994 and 1995. Internal Report of the Australian Tree Seed Centre. CSIRO Division of Forestry, Canberra, Australia. (E)

Morse, J. & Butcher, P. Temperate dry-zone acacia collections in New South Wales and

1996 Victoria, January1995. Internal Report of the Australian Tree Seed Centre. CSIRO Division of Forestry, Canberra, Australia. (E)

Pukittayacamee, P.; Boontawee, B.; Wasuwanich, P. & Boonarutee, P. Effects of fruit

1995 maturity, depulping techniques, and drying conditions on germination of Azadirachta indica var. siamensis seed. Technical Publication No. 32. ASEAN Forest Seed Centre, Muak-Lek, Sariburi, 18180 Thailand. (E)

Osorio, L.F.; Wright, J.A; White, T. Estrategia de mejoramiento genético de

1995 Eucalyptus grandis en Smurfit Cartón de Colombia. Informe de investigación n. 170. Investigación forestal. Colombia (S)

Soonhuae, P.; Piewluang, C. & Boyle, T. Population genetics of Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre and

1995 implications for genetic conservation. Technical Publication No. 18. ASEAN Forest Seed Centre, Muak-Lek, Sariburi, 18180 Thailand. (E)

Tompsett, P.B. & Kemp, R. Database of tropical tree seed research (DABATTS). User Manual.

1996 Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK. 28 pp. (E)

Tompsett, P.B. & Kemp, R. Database of tropical tree seed research (DABATTS). Database contents.

1996 Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK. 263 pp. (E)

Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica Patentes, propiedad intelectual y biodiversidad amazonoca.

1996 Tratado de Cooperacion Amazonica - Secretaria pro tempore (Prol. Primavera 654, Lima 33, Peru). 456 pp. (S)

(iv) SELECTED ARTICLES FROM JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS

Arbez, M. Fondement et organisation des réseaux européens de conservation des ressources

1994 génétiques forestières. Genet. Sel. Evol. Vol. 26, 301-314. (F)

Bouvet, J. Sélection précoce de l'eucalyptus au Congo.

1995 Bois des tropiques Vol. 246, 23-40. (F and E)

Butcher, P.A.; Matheson, A.C. & Slee, M.U. Potential for genetic improvement of oil production in

1995 Melaleuca alternifolia and M. linariifolia. New Forests Vol. 11:1, 31-51. (E)

Carson, S.D. Greater specialisation of improved seedlots in New Zealand: New developments for

1996 efficient selection of parents and evaluation of performance. New Zealand Forestry 41, 12-17. (E)

Cervantes, V.; Carabias, J. & Vazquez-Yenez Seed germination of woody legumes from

1996 deciduous tropical forest of southern Mexico. Forest Ecology and Management Vol. 82 (1-3), 171-185. (E)

Changtragoon, S. & Finkeldey, R. Inheritance of isozyme phenotypes of Pinus merkusii.

1995 Journal of Tropical Forest Science Vol. 8(2), 167-178. (E)

Durand, P. & Monteuuis, O. Forestrie aux Philippines: Priorité aux reboisement.

1995 Bois des tropiques Vol. 246, 69-79. (F, with extended summary in E)

Ginwal, H.S.; Rawat, P.S.; Gera, M.; Gera, N. & Srivastava, R.L. Study on the pattern of seed

1995 germination of various subspecies cum provenances of Acacia nilotica Willd. Ex. Del. under nursery conditions. The Indian Forester Vol. 121 (1), 29-39. (E)

Griffin, A.R. Genetically modified trees - the plantations of the future or an expensive distraction?

1996 Commonwealth Forestry Review Vol. 75, 169-175. (E)

Khasa, P.D.; Li, P.; Vallée, G.; Magnussen, S. & Bousquet, J. Early evaluation of

1995 Racosperma auriformis and R. mangium provenance trials on four sites in Zaire. Forest Ecology and Management Vol. 78, 99-115. (E)

Kleinschmit, J. Practical implications of the Forest Genetic Resources Conservation Program in

1995 Germany. Silvae Genetica Vol. 44 (5-6), 269-274. (E)

Lebot, V. L'amélioration génétique des feuillus exotiques à Madagascar.

1996 Bois et Forêts des Tropiques Vol. 247, 21-36. (F) with summaries in (E) and (S)

Magnussen, S. Estimating sample size for inference about the Shannon-Weaver and the Simpson indices

1995 of species diversity. Forest Ecology and Management Vol. 78, 71-85. (E)

McDermott, M.; Gunatilleke, C.V.S. & Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N. The Sinharaja rain forest:

1990 conserving both biological diversity and a way of life. The Sri Lanka Forester Vol.19 (3&4), 3-23. (E)

Montgomery, C.A. & Pollack, R.A. Economics and Biodiversity -

1996 Weighing benefits and costs of conservation. Journal of Forestry (February 1996), 34-38. (E)

Namkoong, G. Ethical and genetical principles for forest tree breeding.

1994 K. Skogs-o. Lantbr. Akad. Tidskr. Vol 133:10, 9-24. (E)

Otegbeye, G.O. Provenance-site interaction in Pinus caribaea and its implication for

1995 genetic improvement and afforestation programmes in the Nigerian savanna. Journal of Tropical Forest Science Vol. 8(2), 147-155. (E)

Pinyopusarerk, K.; Luangviriyasaeng, V. & Rattanasavahn, D. Two-year performance of

1996 Acacia and Eucalyptus species in a provenance trial in Lao P.D.R.

Sayer, J.A.; Zuidema, P.A. & Rijks, M.H. Managing for biodiversity in humid tropical forests.

1995 The Commonwealth Forestry Review Vol. 74(4), 282-288. (E)

Sehgal, R.N. & Chauhan, S.K. Genetic improvement research on Pinus roxburgii in the last two decades

1995 - A review. Indian Journal of Forestry. Vol 18:2, 107-112. (E)

Singh, D.Kumar, R. & Bangarwa K.S. Association among various morphological characters in

1994 Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Myforest. Vol. 30:2, 25-27. (E)

Swain, D. & Patnaik, T. Provenance trial of Pinus caribaea in Koraput, Orissa (India).

1996 The Indian Forester Vol. 122, 18-24. (E)

Swanson, T. Global values of biological diversity: the public interest in the conservation

1996 of plant genetic resources for agriculture. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter No. 105, 1-7. (E)

Subramanian, K.N.; Mandal, A.K. & Nicodemus, A. Genetic Variability and Character Association

1995 in Eucalyptus grandis. Annals of Forestry. Vol. 3:2, 134-138. (E)

Sutton, W.R.J. Plantation forests protect our biodiversity

1995 New Zealand Forestry. Vol. 40(3), 2-5. (E)

Tchoundjeu, Z. & Leakey, R.R.B. Vegetative propagation of African Mahogany: effects of auxin, node

1996 position, leaf area and cutting length. New Forests Vol. 11:2, 125-136. (E)

Wright, J.A.; Osorio, L.F. & Dvorak, W.S. Realised and predicted gain in the Pinus patula breeding

1996 programme of Smurfit Cartón de Colombia. South African Forestry Journal No. 175, 19-23. (E)

Wright, J.A. & Osorio, L.F. Comparison of Eucalyptus urophylla provenance performance

1996 at half-rotation and hybrid strategies with Eucalyptus grandis. Forest Ecology and Management Vol. 83, 117-123. (E)


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