Genetics of breeding characters with possible effects on biomass production in Salix viminalis (L.)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 531-540

  Ronnberg Wastljung A C ^a   Gullberg, U ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Ideotype; Path analysis; Salix viminalis; Variation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIANCE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS;

SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 0344428154     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051101     Document Type: Article

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