Co-Authors:
Schiller, G., Department of Natural Resources, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
Brunori, A., Laboratories of Forest Botany, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine, Florence, 50100, Italy
Abstract:
The Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) forests in Umbria, Italy, differ significantly from all the other Italian Aleppo pine forests in their phytosociology, resin monoterpene composition, allele frequencies, and ecophysiological properties such as higher frost resistance, higher resistance to low water potentials, and a different seedling growth mode. The occurrence in Italy of an Aleppo pine population that has similarities with native Israeli populations is discussed. © 1992 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.