Improvement of Betula pendula by clonal and progeny testing of phenotypically selected trees

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 292-303

  Stener, Lars Göran ^a   Jansson, Gunnar ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic gain; Genetic parameters; Growth; Silver birch; Stem quality

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

GENETIC GAINS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC VARIATIONS; STEM QUALITY;

CLONING;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA VERRUCOSA; CLONES; GROWTH; PLANTATIONS; PROGENY; STOPPING; TREES;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 24344487876     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580510036265     Document Type: Article

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