Direct and indirect measures of stiffness and strength show high heritability in a wind-pollinated radiata pine progeny test in New Zealand

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 256-261

  Kumari, S ^a   Jayawickrama, K J S ^b   Lee, J ^a   Lausberg, M ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Carter Holt Harvey Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding strategy; Heritability; Pinus radiata; Stiffness; Strength; Wood density

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STIFFNESS; WIND EFFECTS; WOOD;

PINE PROGENY TEST;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; PINUS; PROGENY; STIFFNESS; WIND; WOOD;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0038398735     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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