Early selection of radiata pine I. Trends over time in additive and dominance genetic variances and covariances of growth traits

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 55, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 182-191

  Dean, Christine A ^a   Cotterill, P P ^b   Burdon, R D ^c  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b Ensis ^*  (Australia)

^c Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additive variation; Dominance variation; Heritability; Juvenile mature correlation; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

GENES;

ADDITIVE VARIATION; DOMINANCE GENETIC; GENETIC CONTROL; GENETIC VARIANCES; TRAITS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; ADDITIVES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; HERITABILITY; PHENOTYPES; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTING;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

ADDITIVE VARIATION; DOMINANCE VARIATION; GENETIC CONTROL; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; JUVENILE-MATURE CORRELATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIANCE; PINUS RADIATA; SECTIONAL AREAS;

EID: 33749166911     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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