Relatedness and status number in seed orchard crops

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 276-283

  Lindgren, D ^a   Mullin, T J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Genesis Forest Science Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; RELATEDNESS; SEED ORCHARD;

EID: 0031778444     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x97-217     Document Type: Article

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