Genetic variation in drought tolerance in picea abies seedlings and its relationship to growth in controlled and field environments

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-18

  Sonesson, Johan ^a   Eriksson, Gösta ^b  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass; Early testing; Juvenile mature correlations; Norway spruce; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; DROUGHT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IRRIGATION;

DROUGHT TOLERANCE;

SEED;

BIOMASS; CORRELATION; DROUGHT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IRRIGATION; PICEA ABIES; SEEDS;

ABIES; EMBRYOPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0037265377     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2003.10383133     Document Type: Article

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