Estimation of genetic-gain multipliers for modeling Douglas-fir height and diameter growth

Forest Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-596

  Gould, Peter ^a   Johnson, Randy ^b   Marshall, David ^b   Johnson, Greg ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b US Forest Service ^*

Author keywords

Growth models; Pacific Northwest; Progeny tests; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

AVERAGE GROWTHS; BREEDING ZONES; DATA SETS; DIAMETER GROWTHS; DOUGLAS; EFFECT MODELS; GENETIC INFORMATIONS; GROWTH INCREMENTS; GROWTH MODELS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENCES; PREDICTED GROWTHS; PROGENY TESTS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SEEDLOTS; SQUARE ERRORS; TREE IMPROVEMENT; TREE MODELS;

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

DIAMETER; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PROGENY; TEST METHODS; TREES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 58149231400     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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