Optimum selection age for wood density in loblolly pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1393-1399

  Gwaze, D P ^a   Harding, K J ^b   Purnell, R C ^c   Bridgwater, F E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL PAPER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETATION; WOOD;

EARLYWOOD DENSITY;

FORESTRY;

DENSITY; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; SILVICULTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036444694     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-064     Document Type: Article

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