Genetic parameter estimates for diameter growth, pilodyn penetration and spiral grain in Picea abies (L.) Karst.

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Costa E Silva, J ^a   Borralho, N M G ^b   Wellendorf, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b RAIZ Instituto de Investigacao da Floresta e Papel   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Controlled crosses; Genetic correlation; Genotype by environment interaction; Heritability; Open pollination; Picea abies; REML

Indexed keywords

GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0033934249     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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