Spatial patterns of tree height variations in a black spruce farm-field progeny test and neighbors-adjusted estimations of genetic parameters

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Joyce, Dennis ^a   Ford, R ^a   Fu, Y B ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age age correlation; Early selection; Heritability; Nearest neighbors analysis; Picea mariana; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; FORESTRY; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

FAMILY MEAN ESTIMATES; TREE HEIGHT VARIATIONS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036062990     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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