Les biotechnologies chez les arbres forestiers

Abstract

The current development of biotechnologies opens up major potential in the area of genetic improvement of forest tree species. In particular, they should enable new improved varieties that are needed to maintain competitiveness of the timber industry to be disseminated. This article reviews the possibilities and limitations of using biotechnologies for forest trees - in vitro vegetative propagation by cell embryogenesis and microcutting, genetic transformation and marker-assisted selection.