viii
6 Patagonian Cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis): The Cedarwood
of the Emblematic Architecture of North Patagonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Alejandro G. Aparicio and Mario J. Pastorino
7 Araucaria araucana and Salix humboldtiana: Two Species
Highly Appreciated by the Society with Domestication Potential . . . 175
7.1 Araucaria araucana (Pewen): The Sacred Tree
of the Mapuche Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Paula Marchelli, Javier Sanguinetti, Fernanda Izquierdo,
Birgit Ziegenhagen, Angela Martín, Claudia Mattioni,
and Leonardo A. Gallo
7.2 Salix humboldtiana: A Very Ancient Willow
and the Only Native to Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Leonardo A. Gallo Ivana Amico, Jorge Bozzi,
Marianelen Cedres Gazo, Teresa Cerrillo, Leonardo Datri,
Marina Hansen, Ilona Leyer, Hernán López,Paula Marchelli,
Abel Martínez, Juan PabloMikuc, Ivonne Orellana,
Florencia Pomponio, Javier Puntieri, Mariana Salgado,
Susana Torales, Sergio Vincon, and Birgit Ziegenhagen
Part II Subtropical Dry Forests
8 Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion
of Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Aníbal Verga and Diego López Lauenstein
9 Genetic Variation Patterns of “Algarrobos” from the
“Great American Chaco” (Prosopis alba, P. nigra, P. hassleri,
P. fiebrigii, P. ruscifolia, P. chilensis, and P. flexuosa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Carmen Vega, Dana Aguilar, Cecilia Bessega, Ingrid Teich, María
Cristina Acosta, Andrea Cosacov, Mauricio Ewens, Juan Vilardi,
Alicia N. Sérsic, and Aníbal Verga
10 Genetic Breeding of Prosopis Species from
the “Great American Chaco” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Diego López Lauenstein, Ingrid Teich, Edgardo Carloni,
Mariana Melchiorre, Mónica Sagadin, Javier Frassoni,
and M. Jacqueline Joseau
11 Species Without Current Breeding Relevance
But High Economic Value: Acacia caven, Acacia aroma,
Acacia visco, Prosopis affinis, Prosopis caldenia
and Gonopterodendron sarmientoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Carolina Pometti, Gonzalo A. Camps, María Cristina Soldati,
Teresa Velasco Sastre, Gregorio Gavier, Noga Zelener, Aníbal Verga,
Mauricio Ewens, Beatriz O. Saidman, Alicia N. Sérsic,
and Andrea Cosacov
Contents
6 Patagonian Cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis): The Cedarwood
of the Emblematic Architecture of North Patagonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Alejandro G. Aparicio and Mario J. Pastorino
7 Araucaria araucana and Salix humboldtiana: Two Species
Highly Appreciated by the Society with Domestication Potential . . . 175
7.1 Araucaria araucana (Pewen): The Sacred Tree
of the Mapuche Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Paula Marchelli, Javier Sanguinetti, Fernanda Izquierdo,
Birgit Ziegenhagen, Angela Martín, Claudia Mattioni,
and Leonardo A. Gallo
7.2 Salix humboldtiana: A Very Ancient Willow
and the Only Native to Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Leonardo A. Gallo Ivana Amico, Jorge Bozzi,
Marianelen Cedres Gazo, Teresa Cerrillo, Leonardo Datri,
Marina Hansen, Ilona Leyer, Hernán López,Paula Marchelli,
Abel Martínez, Juan PabloMikuc, Ivonne Orellana,
Florencia Pomponio, Javier Puntieri, Mariana Salgado,
Susana Torales, Sergio Vincon, and Birgit Ziegenhagen
Part II Subtropical Dry Forests
8 Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion
of Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Aníbal Verga and Diego López Lauenstein
9 Genetic Variation Patterns of “Algarrobos” from the
“Great American Chaco” (Prosopis alba, P. nigra, P. hassleri,
P. fiebrigii, P. ruscifolia, P. chilensis, and P. flexuosa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Carmen Vega, Dana Aguilar, Cecilia Bessega, Ingrid Teich, María
Cristina Acosta, Andrea Cosacov, Mauricio Ewens, Juan Vilardi,
Alicia N. Sérsic, and Aníbal Verga
10 Genetic Breeding of Prosopis Species from
the “Great American Chaco” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Diego López Lauenstein, Ingrid Teich, Edgardo Carloni,
Mariana Melchiorre, Mónica Sagadin, Javier Frassoni,
and M. Jacqueline Joseau
11 Species Without Current Breeding Relevance
But High Economic Value: Acacia caven, Acacia aroma,
Acacia visco, Prosopis affinis, Prosopis caldenia
and Gonopterodendron sarmientoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Carolina Pometti, Gonzalo A. Camps, María Cristina Soldati,
Teresa Velasco Sastre, Gregorio Gavier, Noga Zelener, Aníbal Verga,
Mauricio Ewens, Beatriz O. Saidman, Alicia N. Sérsic,
and Andrea Cosacov
Contents