Age-related trends in genetic parameters for jack pine and their implications for early selection

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 242-252

  Weng, Y H ^a   Tosh, K J ^a   Park, Y S ^b   Fullarton, M S ^a  

^a New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coefficient of additive genetic variance; Early selection; Genetic correlations; Heritability; Pinus banksiana; Selection efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EARLY SELECTION; GENETIC CORRELATIONS; GENETIC VARIANCE; SELECTION EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; HERITABILITY; PINUS BANKSIANA; SELECTION;

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 36348998690     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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