Characteristics and development of improved Pinus sylvestris in northern Sweden

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-92

  Andersson, Bengt ^a   Elfving, Björn ^b   Persson, Torgny ^a   Ericsson, Tore ^a   Kroon, Johan ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CLIMATIC GRADIENTS; NATURAL STANDS; RAMICORNS; STEM DIAMETER;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SHOOT GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METEOROLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34248565581     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-224     Document Type: Article

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