Estimates of genetic parameters and prediction of breeding values for growth in Eucalyptus globulus combining clonal and full-sib progeny information

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Araujo J A ^a   Sousa, R ^a   Lemos, L ^a   Borralho, N M G ^b  

^a Soporcel   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

BLUP; genetic correlations; heritability; individual model; REML

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0030478458     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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