Genetic variation of leaf traits related to productivity in a Populus deltoides x Populus nigra family

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 390-400

  Marron, Nicolas ^a   Ceulemans, Reinhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN;

GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; LEAF AREA; LEAF INCREMENT RATE; LEAF TRAITS;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWING SEASON; HYBRIDIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; NITROGEN;

POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS NIGRA; POPULUS X CANADENSIS;

EID: 33646840870     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-245     Document Type: Article

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