Field performance and early test results of offspring from two Norway spruce seed orchards containing clones transferred to warmer climates

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 515-522

  Skrøppa, Tore ^a   Kohmann, Ketil ^a   Johnsen, Øystein ^a   Steffenrem, Arne ^a   Edvardsen, Øyvind M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Forest Seed Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; CROPS; SEED;

ALTITUDES; WARMER CLIMATES;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FROST HARDINESS; GROWTH RATE; INJURY; MORTALITY; ORCHARD; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING;

CLONES; ORCHARDS; PICEA; SEEDS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 34547880078     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-253     Document Type: Article

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