Achievements in forest tree genetic improvement in Australia and New Zealand 2: Development of Corymbia species and hybrids for plantations in eastern Australia

Australian Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-16

  Lee, David J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corymbia; Corymbia citriodora; Corymbia henryi; Corymbia torelliana; Corymbia variegata; Eucalypts; Hybrids; Plantations; Progeny; Quambalaria piterika; Ramularia; Tree breeding

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CORYMBIA TORELLIANA; CORYMBIA VARIEGATA; QUAMBALARIA PITERIKA; RAMULARIA; TREE BREEDING;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; PLANTATIONS; SEEDS;

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CORYMBIA HENRYI; CORYMBIA TORELLIANA; CORYMBIA VARIEGATA; EUCALYPTUS; HEXAPODA; RAMULARIA;

EID: 34047271141     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2007.10676256     Document Type: Article

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