Early selection improves clonal performance and reduces intraclonal variation of Norway spruce plants propagated by somatic embryogenesis

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-216

  Högberg, Karl Anders ^a   Bozhkov, Peter V ^b   Von Arnold, Sara ^b  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epicotyl length; Height growth; Lateral roots; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FORESTRY; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE);

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0242417481     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.3.211     Document Type: Article

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