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The advantages of tree cloning are clear; uniform tree growth enabling guaranteed yield, high density wood with no imperfections and potentially quicker growth rates to improve turnaround. These all equal massive efficiency gains at the paper mill. But how is this technology developing, what are the disadvantages and barriers and how will it affect the paper industry around the world?
This new technology study looks at the current position of tree cloning development, what areas are still being developed and how it could affect your business. Find out about:
- Modern cloning methods including grafting, cuttings/macropropagation and micropropagation
- Costs and benefits for papermakers
- The impact of regulations and legislation on tree cloning
Essential reading for:
- Papermakers
- Suppliers of papermaking equipment
- Paper chemical manufacturers
- Inks and pigments manufacturers
- Pulp suppliers
- Forestry organisations
- Analysts and consultants
Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Historical perspective on tree cloning
Impact on the paper industry
Tree breeding and 'sport' selection - the drivers of modern-day tree cloning
- Introduction to tree breeding
- Use of tree cloning to accurately measure genetic value
- Selection and propagation of high-value cultivars for use, and for further breeding
Modern cloning methods
- Grafting
- Cuttings/Macropropagation
- Micropropagation
- Somatic embryogenesis
Examples of current implementation of cloning technology
- Grafting
- Citrus (US, Brazil, Spain and Portugal)
- Malus (US)
- Cuttings/Macropropagation
- Eucalyptus (Brazil, Australia)
- Populus (US, China)
- Pinus taeda and Pinus radiata (US, New Zealand, Chile)
- Spruce (Sweden)
- Micropropagation
- Somatic embryogenesis
Costs and benefits: Impact of tree cloning on production, processing efficiency and utilisation
- Uniformity of raw material
- End-use specificity
- Technological and biological barriers to efficient cloning
- Striking the balance: why tree cloning is widely but not universally implemented
Technological innovations that may affect the future of tree cloning
- Genetic markers for marker-assisted selection and QA/QC
- Innovations to enhance cloning of recalcitrant tree species
Impact of regulations and legislation on tree cloning
- Perceptions of tree cloning
- Relationship to GMOs, sustainability and other 'hot-button' issues
Effect of tree cloning on the paper industry
Technology challenges/barriers
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