Genetic parameters of wood, fibre, stem quality and growth traits in a clone test with Betula pendula

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Stener, Lars Göran ^a   Hedenberg, Örjan ^b  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibre coarseness; Fibre length; Fibre width; Silver birch; Sweden; Wood density

Indexed keywords

GENES;

GENETIC CONTROL;

CLONING;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0041875194     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580310003678     Document Type: Article

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