Gains from selecting Pinus sylvestris in southern Sweden for volume per hectare

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-192

  Jansson, Gunnar ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Block plots; Breeding; Genetic gain; Scots pine; Volume production

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SWEDEN;

BLOCK PLOTS; GENETIC GAIN; VOLUME PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; PARAMETERS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SWEDEN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34248562538     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701330894     Document Type: Article

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