Genetic variation in veneer quality and its correlation to growth in white spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1311-1318

  Zhang, S Y ^a   Yu, Qibin ^a   Beaulieu, Jean ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FOREST RESEARCH; GENETIC CORRELATIONS;

FORESTRY;

CORRELATION; FORESTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE;

E I S; FORESTRY; GENES; GROWTH; HARVESTING; PLANTS;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 4544357416     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-015     Document Type: Article

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