Genetic parameters and strategies for genetic improvement of stiffness in radiata pine

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-84

  Kumar, S ^a   Dungey, H S ^a   Matheson, A C ^a  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age age correlation; Breeding strategy; Early selection; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Pinus radiata; Sound velocity; Stiffness; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS; FORESTRY;

AGE-AGE CORRELATION; BREEDING STRATEGY; GENETIC CORRELATION; HERITABILITY; WOOD DENSITY;

FORESTRY; STIFFNESS;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PINUS RADIATA; POLLINATION; STIFFNESS;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

AGE-AGE CORRELATION; BREEDING STRATEGY; COREWOOD; EARLY SELECTION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HERITABILITY; PINUS RADIATA; SELECTION BASED; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 33744948671     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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