Selection for height growth and Pilodyn pin penetration in lodgepole pine: Effects on growth traits, wood properties, and their relationships

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 434-445

  Wang, Tongli ^a   Aitken, Sally N ^a   Rozenberg, Philippe ^b   Carlson, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITOMETERS;

LODGEPOLE PINE; PILODYN PIN PENETRATION (PIN); WOOD DENSITY;

WOOD;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0033052967     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-012     Document Type: Article

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