Influence of selective breeding on the development of juvenile wood in Sitka spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2951-2960

  Cameron, A D ^a   Lee, S J ^b   Livingston, A K ^a   Petty, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS;

ANNUAL RING WIDTH; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SITKA SPRUCE; SLOW-GROWING PROGENIES;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH RATE; TREE RING; WOOD; WOOD QUALITY;

BREEDING; GROWTH; GROWTH RINGS; PICEA; PROGENY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 33645773115     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-219     Document Type: Article

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