Genetic variation on shrinkage properties of Eucalyptus pilularis assessed using increment cores and test blocks

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-210

  Pelletier, Marie Chantale ^a,b   Henson, Michael ^c   Boyton, Steve ^c   Thomas, Dane ^c   Vanclay, Jerome ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Hurfords Hardwood   (Australia)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus pilularis; Genetic improvement; Increment cores; Shrinkage; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GENES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; HERITABILITY ESTIMATES; INCREMENT CORE; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; OPEN-POLLINATED FAMILIES; WOOD PROPERTIES;

SHRINKAGE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; WOOD;

CORRELATION; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS; SHRINKAGE; WOOD; WOOD PROPERTIES;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS;

EID: 50849105130     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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