%0 Article
%T Role of physiology in forest tree improvement.
%A Dickmann, Donald I.
%D 1991
%J Silva Fennica
%V 25
%N 4
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15622
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5464
%X <p>The paper introduces different ways plant physiology research can avail the process of tree improvement. The breeding of tree cultivars that efficiently produce a particular wood product or amenity will be an important aspect of forest management. What physiologist can provide to breeders and genetic engineers is the opportunity to move their work from empirical level towards a more theoretical level, and help to make breeding more predictable and more precise in its objectives. The areas of research discussed in the paper are biotechnology, flowering, selection criteria, adaptability and application of ideotypes.</p>