Genetic variation in height growth among populations of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) in Ontario

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Joyce, D G ^a   Lu, Pengxin ^a,b   Sinclair, R W ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Growth potential; Pinus strobus; Seed source; Seed transfer

Indexed keywords

GENES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH KINETICS; REFORESTATION; SEED;

GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0036450942     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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