Evaluation of selfing effects on western redcedar growth and yield in operational plantations using the tree and stand simulator (TASS)

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Wang, Tongli ^a   Russel, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Height distribution; Inbreeding depression; Tass

Indexed keywords

ORCHARDS; SEED;

HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; PLANTING SITES; TREE AND STAND SIMULATOR (TASS);

FORESTRY;

CEDRELA; COMPETITION; HARVESTING; PLANTATIONS; SEED ORCHARDS; SEEDLINGS; THUJA PLICATA; TREES;

THUJA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 33745004851     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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