Protocol for rating seed orchard seedlots in British Columbia: Quantifying genetic gain and diversity

Forestry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-303

  Stoehr, Michael ^a   Webber, Joe ^a   Woods, Jack ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Forest Genet Cncl Brit Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; REFORESTATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 6444223277     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/77.4.297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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