TY - BOOK ID - 31329770 TI - Domestication of Radiata Pine AU - Burdon, Rowland. AU - Libby, William. AU - Brown, Alan. PY - 2017 SN - 3319650181 3319650173 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life sciences. KW - Economic geography. KW - Forestry. KW - Plant breeding. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. KW - Plant Genetics and Genomics. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Economic Geography. KW - Pinus radiata. KW - Insignis pine KW - Monterey pine KW - Pinus attenuata KW - Pinus insignis KW - Pinus montereyensis KW - Radiata pine KW - Pine KW - Forests and forestry. KW - Plant genetics. KW - Geography. KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Plants KW - Genetics KW - Crops KW - Agriculture KW - Breeding KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forestation KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Natural resources KW - Afforestation KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Environmental aspects KW - Geography, Economic KW - World economics KW - Geography KW - Commercial geography UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:31329770 AB - In nature, radiata pine is very localised and an obscure tree species despite the romantic character of much of its natural habitat.  That obscure status and the lack of any reputation as a virgin timber slowed its due recognition as a commercial crop.  Nevertheless, it has become a major plantation forest crop internationally.  It has become the pre-eminent commercial forest species in New Zealand, Chile and Australia, with important plantings in some other countries.  It consequently features prominently in the international trade in forest products, in addition to its importance in domestic markets of grower countries.  Very fast growth, considerable site tolerances, ease of raising in nurseries and transplanting, and ease of processing and using its wood for a range of products and purposes, have made it the utility softwood of choice almost everywhere it can be grown satisfactorily. Abundant genetic variation and its amenability to other management inputs created special opportunities for its domestication.  The story of its domestication forms a classic case history in the development of modern commercial forestry, with trailblazing in both genetic improvement and plantation management; this inevitably meant a learning process that provided instructive lessons, especially for tree breeders dealing with some other species. Paradoxically, the plantation monocultures have played and can continue to play an important role in protecting natural forests and other forms of biodiversity.  Given the attractions of growing radiata pine, there were inevitably cases of overreach in planting it, with lessons to be learnt.  Economic globalisation has meant globalisation of pests and disease organisms, and the scale on which radiata pine is grown has meant is has been the focus of various biotic alarms, none of which have proved catastrophic.  Temptations, remain, however, to pay less than due attention to some aspects of risk management. The chapter structure of the book is based on historical periods, beginning long before any important human influences, and ending with a look into what the future might hold for the species and its role in human and ecological sustainability.  Almost throughout, there has been complex interplay between the technical aspects, local social and economic factors, various types of institution, the enthusiasm and drive of some very influential individuals, and tides of economic ideology, threads that needed to be woven together to do the story justice. ER -