Achievements in forest tree genetic improvement in Australia and New Zealand 4: Tree improvement for low-rainfall farm forestry

Australian Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Harwood, C E ^a   Bush, D J ^a   Butcher, T ^b   Bird, R ^c   Henson, M ^d   Lott, R ^e   Shaw, S ^f  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

^b Forest Products Commission   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Forests NSW   (Australia)

^e Rural Industrial and Development Corporation   (Australia)

^f Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Farm forestry; Genetic improvement; Mallees; Pinus; Plantations; Seed orchards; Seed output; Seed sources; Semiarid zones

Indexed keywords

GENES; RAIN; SEED;

FARM FORESTRY; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; SEED OUTPUT; SEED SOURCES; SEMIARID ZONES;

FORESTRY;

EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; GENES; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; RAIN; SEED ORCHARDS;

EUCALYPTUS; PINUS BRUTIA; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 34047253402     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2007.10676258     Document Type: Article

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