Genetic variation of wood density and its relationship with growth traits in young Norway spruce

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-60

  Hylen, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Earlywood; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Latewood; Picea abies; Progeny test; Wood density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030755647     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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