Genetic variation in germination parameters among populations of Pacific silver fir

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 165-171

  Davidson, R H ^a   Edwards, D G W ^a,c   Sziklai, O ^a   El Kassaby, Y A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Saanich Forestry Centre   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; germination; intra class correlation; stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029800313     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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