Genetic resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to autumn gum moth defoliation and the role of cuticular waxes

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1961-1969

  Jones, T H ^a   Potts, B M ^a   Vaillancourt, R E ^a   Davies, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; ESTERS; GENES;

DEFOLIATION;

FORESTRY;

GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MOTH; PEST RESISTANCE; TREE;

AUSTRALIA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0036938774     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-118     Document Type: Article

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