Analysis of disconnected diallel mating designs: II - Results from a third generation progeny test of the New Zealand radiata pine improvement programme

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 80-87

  King, J N ^a,b   Carson, M J ^a   Johnson, G R ^a,c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diallel analysis; GCA; Heritability; Radiata pine; SCA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031662548     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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