Genetic analysis of growth curves for a woody perennial species, Pinus taeda L.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 526-531

  Gwaze, D P ^a   Bridgwater, F E ^b   Williams, C G ^b  

^a Texas Forest Service   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age age correlations; Conifers; Height; Heritability; Richards' function

Indexed keywords

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

HERITABILITY; NESTED MATING DESIGNS;

GENES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036923934     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-002-0892-6     Document Type: Article

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