Estimating genetic parameters for wood density of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-92

  Fries, A ^a   Ericsson, T ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Annual ring density; Annual ring width; Breeding value; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Juvenile wood; Mature wood; Multitrait REML; Repeated measurement model; Wood density

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; WOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HARDWOODS;

ANNUAL RING DENSITY; BREEDING VALUE; MULTITRAIT REML; REPEATED-MEASUREMENT MODEL;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH RINGS; HERITABILITY; MATURE WOOD; PINUS; WOOD DENSITY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

ANNUAL RING; ANNUAL RING DENSITY; ANNUAL RING WIDTH; BREEDING VALUE; GENETIC CORRELATION; HERITABILITY; JUVENILE WOODS; MATURE WOOD; MEASUREMENT MODEL; MULTITRAIT REML; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; REPEATED-MEASUREMENT MODEL; RING DENSITY; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 33744950336     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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