Effects of inbreeding on coastal Douglas-fir: Nursery performance

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 163-170

  Woods, J H ^a   Wang, T ^b   Aitken, S N ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cull rate; Genetic variability; Inbreeding depression; Nursery performance

Indexed keywords

GENES; ORCHARDS; REFORESTATION; SEED;

GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVAR; INBREEDING; MORTALITY; ORCHARD; OUTCROSSING; SEASHORE; SEEDLING; SELFING; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0036449541     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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