Deterministic simulation of gains for seedling and cloned main and elite breeding populations of Pinus radiata and implications for strategy

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 259-270

  Shelbourne, C J A ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Burdon, R D ^a   Gea, L D ^a   Dungey, H S ^a  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backwards selection; Breeding populations; Cloning; Controlled pollination; Deterministic simulation; Forwards selection; Genetic gain; Open pollination; Pinus radiata; Seed orchard

Indexed keywords

CLONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; SEED; ORCHARDS;

BACKWARDS SELECTION; BREEDING POPULATIONS; CONTROLLED POLLINATION; DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION; FORWARDS SELECTION; SEED ORCHARD;

BIODIVERSITY; CLONING;

BIODIVERSITY; CLONES; PINUS RADIATA; POLLINATION; SEEDLING ORCHARDS; SIMULATION;

PINUS RADIATA;

BACKWARD SELECTION; BREEDING POPULATIONS; CONTROLED POLLINATION; DETERMINISTIC SIMULATION; ELITE POPULATIONS; FORWARD SELECTION; GENETIC GAIN; OPEN POLLINATION; PINUS RADIATA; SEED ORCHARD;

EID: 34047245136     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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