Genetic variation in drought hardiness of coastal Douglas-fir seedlings from British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1701-1716

  Anekonda, Thimmappa S ^a   Lomas, M C ^a   Adams, W T ^a   Kavanagh, K L ^a   Aitken, S N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DROUGHT; GENES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; SEED; VEGETATION;

GENETIC VARIATIONS;

FORESTRY;

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; WATER RELATIONS;

CANADA;

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

EID: 0036433502     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-091     Document Type: Article

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