Achievements in forest tree genetic improvement in Australia and New Zealand 5: Genetic improvement of Douglas-fir in New Zealand

Australian Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-32

  Shelbourne, C J A ^a   Low, C B ^b   Gea, L D ^b   Knowles, R L ^b  

^a Ensis ^*  (New Zealand)

^b Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding programs; Douglas fir; History; New Zealand; Open pollination; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; TIMBER;

BREEDING PROGRAMS; LOG QUALITY; OPEN POLLINATION;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; FORESTRY; GENES; POLLINATION; PSEUDOTSUGA; WOOD PROPERTIES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 34047261643     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2007.10676259     Document Type: Article

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