Genetic variation in the microfibril angle of loblolly pine from two test sites

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 196-204

  Myszewski, Jennifer H ^a   Bridgwater, Floyd E ^a   Lowe, William J ^b   Byram, Thomas D ^b   Megraw, Robert A ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Texas Forest Service   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; Microfibril angle (MFA); Pinus taeda; Specific gravity

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; MATERIALS TESTING;

GENERAL COMBINING ABILITY (GCA); GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROFIBRIL ANGLE (MFA); SPECIFIC COMBINING ABILITY (SCA);

SOFTWOODS;

ANGLES; CORRELATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION; FIBRILS; FOREST GENETICS; GROWTH; HEIGHT; HERITABILITY; INCREMENTS; PINUS TAEDA; SPRING WOOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER WOOD; TREE DIMENSIONS; VOLUME; WOOD MEASUREMENT; WOOD TESTS;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 10944238793     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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