Growth performance of hybrid families by crossing selfed lines of Betula pendula Roth

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 471-476

  Wang, T L ^a   Hagqvist, R ^b   Tigerstedt, P M A ^a  

^a Box 27 ^*  (Finland)

^b Foundation for Forest Tree Breeding   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Heterosis; Inbreeding; Provenance hybrid; Selfing; Stem volume

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 0029788093     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00223695     Document Type: Article

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