Characterization of Sitka x interior spruce hybrids: A biotechnological approach to seedlot determination

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-362

  Grossnickle, Steven C ^a   Sutton, Ben C S ^a   Fan, Shihe ^a   King, John ^b  

^a BCRI   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Ecophysiology; Interior spruce; Introgression zone; Molecular genetics; Seedlot deployment; Sitka spruce

Indexed keywords

DNA ANALYSIS; HYBRID SPRUCE; INTROGRESSION; SEEDLOT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NASS SKEENA TRANSITION;

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030787892     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc73357-3     Document Type: Article

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