Performance of improved Pinus sylvestris in Northern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-206

  Andersson, Bengt ^a   Elfving, Björn ^b   Ericsson, Tore ^a   Persson, Torgny ^a   Gregorsson, Berit ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genetic gain; Height; Survival; Volume production

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; HARVESTING; SEED;

GENETIC FIELD TESTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0038462004     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580308620     Document Type: Article

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