Levels of genetic diversity at different stages of the domestication cycle of interior spruce in British Columbia

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Stoehr, M U ^a   El Kassaby, Y A ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Saanich Forestry Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding zone; Genetic diversity; Phenotypic selection; Picea glauca x engelmanni; Seed and seedling production; Seed orchard

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031028522     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050385     Document Type: Article

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