Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits and stem straightness in a breeding seedling orchard of Eucalyptus grandis

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 613-625

  Gapare, W J ^a   Gwaze, D P ^b   Musokonyi, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Forestry Commission Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; Selective thinning; Systematic thinning; Tree breeding

Indexed keywords

FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TIMBER;

GENETIC CORRELATION; SELECTIVE THINNING;

FORESTRY;

EUCALYPTUS; FURNITURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTATIONS; SEEDS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 0242552328     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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