Implications of selection history on genetic architecture of growth, form, and wood-quality traits in Pinus radiata

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2372-2381

  Kumar, S ^a   Burdon, R D ^a   Stovold, G T ^a   Gea, L D ^a,b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; HARDWOODS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WOOD;

ACOUSTIC VELOCITIES; PINUS RADIATA; WOOD DENSITY;

FORESTRY;

CLONAL GROWTH; CORRELATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH FORM; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION GROWTH; RAMET; SELECTION; WOOD QUALITY;

CLONES; CORRELATION; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARDWOODS; PLANTS; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 51649123781     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-086     Document Type: Article

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