ABSTRACT
Harvesting from Natural Forests to Planted Forests ........................................ 501 15.5 Benecial Traits Subject to Genetic Modications ........................................................ 502
15.5.1 Herbicide Tolerance ...............................................................................................502 15.5.2 Resistance to Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Pathogens .......................................504 15.5.3 Insect Resistance ....................................................................................................504 15.5.4 Resistance to Abiotic Stress ..................................................................................504 15.5.5 Wood and Growth Characteristics ......................................................................504 15.5.6 Flowering Modication .........................................................................................506 15.5.7 Phytoremediation ..................................................................................................506
15.6 Field Trials of Transgenic Forest Trees ........................................................................... 507 15.7 Commercial Releases of Genetically Modied Trees ...................................................508 15.8 Concerns Regarding Transgenic Forest Trees ............................................................... 511
