A study of population variation and inheritance in sitka spruce IV: Correlated response in the progeny population based on selection in the parental population

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-44

  Lee, S J ^a   Woolliams, J ^b   Samuel, C J A ^a   Malcolm, D C ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Genetic variation; Grafted ramets; Heritability; Parental population; Picea sitchensis; Progeny testing; Selection intensity

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; CLONING; GENES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HARDWOODS;

CORRELATED RESPONSE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAFTED RAMETS; PARENTAL POPULATION; PROGENY TESTING; SELECTION INTENSITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY); SEA LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; DENSITY; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

CORRELATED RESPONSE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAFTED-RAMET; HERITABILITY; PARENTAL POPULATION; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PROGENIES TESTING; SELECTION INTENSITY; SITKA SPRUCE; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 33847396210     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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