Environmental and genetic effects on crown shape in young loblolly pine plantations

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 691-698

  Chmura, Daniel J ^a,b,d   Tjoelker, Mark G ^a   Martin, Timothy A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY CLOSURES; CROWN DIAMETERS; CROWN LENGTHS; CROWN SHAPES; DENSITY DIFFERENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FAMILY EFFECTS; FOREST CANOPIES; GENETIC EFFECTS; LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS; LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS TAEDA; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; TREE CROWNS;

TIRES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE; VEGETATION;

CROWNS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; GENETICS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; TIRES; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 64849089464     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-200     Document Type: Article

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