High heritability for heartwood in north Swedish Scots pine

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 732-735

  Ericsson, T ^a   Fries, A ^b  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bole straightness; Heartwood diameter; Increment core; Pinus sylvestris L.; REML estimation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT; SWEDEN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032900781     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051128     Document Type: Article

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