Variability of selected wood characteristics in 40 half-sib families of black spruce (Picea mariana)

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-82

  Zhang, S Y ^a   Jiang, Z H ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0001856294     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00702561     Document Type: Article

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