Genetic control of germination and the effects of accelerated aging in mountain hemlock seeds and its relevance to gene conservation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-211

  El Kassaby, Y A ^a   Edwards, D G W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene conservation; Heritability; Seed germination; Tsuga mertensiana

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENETICS; GERMINATION; SEED;

CANADA;

TSUGA MERTENSIANA;

EID: 0032576571     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00343-0     Document Type: Article

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