Genetic parameters and gains for growth and wood properties in Florida source loblolly pine in the southeastern United States

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1025-1038

  Atwood, Ryan A ^a   White, Timothy L ^b   Huber, Dudley A ^b  

^a MeadWestvaco   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; WOOD;

BREEDING PROGRAMS;

FORESTRY;

GENETICS; GROWTH; SILVICULTURE; WOOD QUALITY;

BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FAMILIA; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC GAIN; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POLLINATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WOODY STEM;

UNITED STATES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036445191     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-025     Document Type: Article

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