Estimating gains from genetic tests of somatic emblings of interior spruce

Forest Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-66

  O'Neill, G A ^a   Russell, J H ^a   Hooge, B D ^a   Ott, P K ^a   Hawkins, C B D ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clonal testing; Emblings; Genetic gain; Picea engelmannii; Picea glauca; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 27744530718     PISSN: 1335048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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