Estimation of fertility variation in forest tree populations

Forestry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-344

  Kang, K S ^a   Bila, A D ^b   Harju, A M ^c   Lindgren, D ^d  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FOREST; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; PLANT BREEDING;

EID: 0037777653     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/76.3.329     Document Type: Article

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