Incomplete block designs for genetic testing: Statistical efficiencies of estimating family means

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 977-986

  Fu, Yong Bi ^a,d   Clarke, G Peter Y ^b   Namkoong, Gene ^a   Yanchuk, Alvin D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^d SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GENETICS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031731345     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-072     Document Type: Article

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