Genetics of shrinkage in juvenile trees of Pinus radiata D. Don from two test sites in Australia

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Gapare, W J ^a   Ivkovic M ^a   Powell, M B ^b   McRae, T A ^b   Wu, H X ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Southern Tree Breeding Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distortion; Genetic control; Juvenile wood; Pinus radiata; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RANGE FINDING; TESTING; WOOD; GENES;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST HEIGHT; DISTORTION; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; GENETIC CONTROL; GENETIC VARIATIONS; JUVENILE WOOD; LONGITUDINAL SHRINKAGE; PINUS RADIATA; PROGENY TESTS; RADIAL SHRINKAGE; RADIATA PINE; TEST SITES; WOOD SHRINKAGE;

SHRINKAGE;

ANOMALIES; CURING; DRYING; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; PINUS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHRINKAGE; TREES; WOOD;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

AUSTRALIA; GENETIC CONTROL; GENETIC VARIATION; INNER RINGS; JUVENILE WOODS; LONGITUDINAL SHRINKAGE; PINUS RADIATA; RADIAL SHRINKAGE; RADIATA PINE; TANGENTIAL SHRINKAGE;

EID: 51849105548     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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