Optimal clone number for seed orchards with tested clones

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-92

  Lindgren, D ^a   Prescher, F ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Seed Production ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clone number; Gene diversity; Genetic gain; Pollination; Seed orchard; Selfing

Indexed keywords

CLONING; CORRELATION THEORY; TESTING; FORESTRY; GENES; SEED; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLONE NUMBER; GENE DIVERSITY; GENETIC GAIN; SELFING;

SEED; ORCHARDS;

CLONES; CORRELATION; POLLINATION; SEED ORCHARDS; SEEDS; TESTING;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PINUS TAEDA;

CLONE NUMBER; GENE DIVERSITY; GENETIC GAIN; LOBLOLLY PINE; OPTIMAL NUMBER; POLLINATION; SEED ORCHARD; SELFING; STATUS NUMBER; SWEDISHS;

EID: 23744441086     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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