Achievements in forest tree genetic improvement in Australia and New Zealand 7: Maritime pine and Brutian pine tree improvement programs in Western Australia

Australian Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-151

  Butcher, T B ^a  

^a Perth Business Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding programs; Drought resistance; Genetic improvement; Genetic resources; History; Hybrids; Pinus brutia; Pinus pinaster; Provenance; Races; Traits; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; RAIN; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

AMELIORATE DEFECTS; APICAL DOMINANCE; AUSTRALIAN FORESTRY; FOREST TREE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; MEDIUM-RAINFALL SITES;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; PINUS BRUTIA; PINUS PINASTER; PLANTATIONS; PROVENANCE; RAIN; SALINITY; SEED ORCHARDS; WHEAT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PINUS BRUTIA; PINUS PINASTER; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34047252913     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2007.10675014     Document Type: Article

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