Age trends in variances and heritabilities for diameter and height in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in Western Australia

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 136-141

  Kusnandar, D ^a   Galwey, N W ^a   Hertzler, G L ^a   Butcher, T B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Urban Research Institute Southern Research Centre Queensland Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variance; Heritability; Phenotypic variance; Principal component analysis; Progeny trial

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREEDING METHODS; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; INHERITANCE; MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; VEGETATION;

AGE TRENDS; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITIES; MARITIME PINE; PHENOTYPIC VARIANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROGENY TRIAL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 0031692534     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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