Inheritance of density, microfibril angle, and modulus of elasticity in juvenile wood of Pinus radiata at two locations in Australia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2164-2174

  Baltunis, Brian S ^a   Wu, Harry X ^a   Powell, Mike B ^b  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

^b Southern Tree Breeding Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GROWTH RATE;

AREA-WEIGHTED DENSITY; GROWTH TRAITS; MICROFIBRIL ANGLE;

WOOD;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENSITY; ELASTIC MODULUS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; JUVENILE; TREE RING; WOOD QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; DIAMETER; ELASTICITY; PINUS RADIATA; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 38849178238     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-061     Document Type: Article

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