Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits of black spruce in northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2994-3001

  Lu, Pengxin ^a   Charrette, Paul ^b  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GROWTH (MATERIALS);

BLACK SPRUCES; BREAST HEIGHTS; COMMON ENVIRONMENTS; GENETIC CORRELATIONS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS; GROWTH TRAITS; HERITABILITY ESTIMATES; ONTARIO; STEM VOLUMES; TREE HEIGHTS; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

FORESTRY;

CORRELATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH;

CORRELATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; MATERIALS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 57849108207     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-133     Document Type: Article

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