Genetic diversity of superior Salix clones selected for intensive forestry plantations

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-255

  Aravanopoulos, F A ^a   Kim, K H ^b   Zsuffa, L ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Clones; Genetic diversity; Isoenzymes; Multiclonal plantations; Salix

Indexed keywords

CLONE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; SALIX EXIGUA;

BIOMASS; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH;

GENETIC DIVERSITY; ISOENZYMES;

VEGETATION;

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GENETIC VARIATION; TREE;

SALIX ERIOCEPHALA;

EID: 0033006520     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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