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Utilization, potential, and conservation ofAgathis, a genus of tropical Asian conifers

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Agathis, kauri pine, is a genus of moderately fast-growing conifers, mainly of the tropical Far East, which produce a valuable timber and the resin Manila copal. Current knowledge and research in progress on its ecology, timber, resin, cultivation, seed storage, vegetative propagation, future potential and conservation are summarized.

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Whitmore, T.C. Utilization, potential, and conservation ofAgathis, a genus of tropical Asian conifers. Econ Bot 34, 1–12 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859549

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