Control of the first flowering in forest trees

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-111

  Chalupka, Wladyslaw ^a   Cecich, Robert A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

^b NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Early flowering; Genetic control; Gibberellin; Juvenility; Precocity; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030668084     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589709355390     Document Type: Review

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