Genetic parameters for earlywood and latewood densities and development with increasing age in Scots pine

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-404

  Fries, Anders ^a   Ericsson, Tore ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Growth; Heritability; Pinus sylvestris; Wood density

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENSITY; GROWTH; HERITABILITY; TREE RING;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 67650495027     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009019     Document Type: Article

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