Evaluating efficacy of early testing for stem growth in coastal Douglas-fir

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 167-175

  Adams, W T ^a   Aitken, S N ^a   Joyce, D G ^a   Howe, G T ^a   Vargas Hernandez, J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early selection; Genetic parameters; Genotype X environment interaction; Nursery field correlations; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Two stage selection

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

STEM GROWTH;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ABIES; EMBRYOPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 0035708449     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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