Impact of forest genetics on sustainable forestry—results from two cycles of loblolly pine breeding in the U.S

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 79-85

  Weir, Robert ^a   Li, Bailian ^a   McKeand, Steve ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0033919908     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v10n01_09     Document Type: Article

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