Iterative kriging for removing spatial autocorrelation in analysis of forest genetic trials

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 177-185

  Zas, Rafael ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacions Forestais e Ambientais de Lourizan   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Geostatistics; Heritability; Pinus pinaster; Semivariogram; Spatial heterogeneity; Tree breeding

Indexed keywords

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 33748290079     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-006-0042-4     Document Type: Article

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