Genetic variation amongst and within the native provenances of Pinus radiata D. Don in South-eastern Australia. 2. Wood Density and Stiffness to Age 26 Years

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 192-204

  Raymond, C A ^a   Henson, M ^b   Joe, B ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Sunshine Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic velocity; Californian collection; Heritability; Pinus radiata; Provenances; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VELOCITY; CALIFORNIAN COLLECTION; HERITABILITY; PINUS RADIATA; PROVENANCES; WOOD DENSITY; GENETIC VARIATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROVENANCE; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; STANDING TREE; WOOD STIFFNESS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTICS; FORESTRY; GENES; HARDWOODS; STIFFNESS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY;

ACOUSTICS; FORESTRY; GENES; HARDWOODS; HERITABILITY; PINUS RADIATA; PROVENANCE; STIFFNESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WOOD DENSITY;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 70350146811     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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