Potential genetic gains for carbon sequestration: A preliminary study on radiata pine plantations in New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 313-322

  Jayawickrama, Keith J S ^a,b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Genetic gain; Heritability; Modelling; Pinus radiata; Plantations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SUPPORTS; WOOD;

CARBON SEQUENSTRATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT BREEDING; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0035887609     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00612-5     Document Type: Article

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