Genotype by environment interaction for index traits that combine growth and wood density in loblolly pine

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1015-1022

  McKeand, S E ^a   Eriksson, G ^b   Roberds, J H ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gain; K statistic; Pinus taeda L.; Selection index; Stability; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030792417     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050509     Document Type: Article

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