Realized genetic gains of rust resistant selections of slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) planted in high rust hazard sites

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 231-242

  Vergara, R ^a   White, T L ^a   Huber, D A ^a   Schmidt, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Block plots; Forest genetics; Mean annual increment; Tree improvement; Tree volume

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); BIODIVERSITY; DISEASES; VEGETATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); VALUE ENGINEERING;

BLOCK PLOTS; MEAN ANNUAL INCREMENT; TREE IMPROVEMENT; TREE VOLUME;

FORESTRY; HAZARDS;

BIODIVERSITY; CORROSION INHIBITORS; PINUS CARIBAEA; PLANTS;

CRONARTIUM QUERCUUM F. SP. FUSIFORME; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS ELLIOTTII VAR. ELLIOTTII;

BLOCK PLOT; FOREST GENETIC; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUSIFORM RUST; GENETIC GAIN; MEAN ANNUAL INCREMENTS; RUST RESISTANCE; SLASH PINES; TREE IMPROVEMENT; TREE VOLUME;

EID: 36348967754     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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