Genetic biodiversity impacts of silvicultural practices and phenotypic selection in white spruce

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 954-961

  Rajora, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestication; Gene conservation; Genetic diversity; Picea glauca; Silvicultural practices; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SPRUCE;

EID: 0032699239     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051402     Document Type: Article

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