The effect of outcrossing rate on the growth of selected families of Eucalyptus grandis

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Burgess, I P ^a   Williams, E R ^a   Bell, J C ^a   Harwood, C E ^a   Owen, J V ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus grandis; growth rates; Outcrossing; progeny; provenance; survival; variability

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 0029802122     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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