Genetic variation of wood quality traits and relationships with growth in Picea abies

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Steffenrem, Arne ^a,b   Kvaalen, Harald ^a   Høibø, Olav Albert ^b   Edvardsen, Øyvind M ^c   Skrøppa, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Forest Seed Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Genetic variation; Growth traits; Norway spruce; Tree breeding; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS;

GENETIC CORRELATIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH TRAITS; NORWAY SPRUCE; TREE BREEDING;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING; FOREST GENETICS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; HARDWOODS; PARAMETERS; PICEA ABIES; STIFFNESS; VARIATIONS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 62149117586     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580802641215     Document Type: Article

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