Ramet size affects the timing of female strobilus formation in a Pinus radiata seed orchard clone

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-53

  Dickson, R L ^a,c   Riding, R T ^b   Sweet, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bud development; Cone formation; Gibberellin (GA4 7); Histology; Meadow orchard; Megasporangiate strobilus; Pinus radiata; Seed orchard

Indexed keywords

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORCHARDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

HISTOLOGY; PINUS RADIATA;

CLONING;

EID: 0032593770     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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