Age trends in genetic parameters of wood density in young Norway spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-143

  Hylen, Gro ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032896241     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-170     Document Type: Article

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