Genetic control of growth traits of Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake in south east China

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 158-165

  Wei, X ^a   Borralho, N M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age age correlation; Eucalyptus urophylla; Genotype by environment interaction; Genotype by fertiliser interaction; Heritability; REML; Type B correlation

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 0031663945     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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