Spruce and wood quality: Genetic aspects (a review)

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 270-279

  Rozenberg, Ph ^a   Cahalan, Ch ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Review; Spruce; Wood density; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031462129     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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