Growth, phenology, and cold hardiness of 32 Douglas-fir full-sib families

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1821-1834

  Hawkins, B J ^a   Stoehr, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUD BURST; COASTAL DOUGLAS-FIR; COLD HARDINESS; DOUGLAS FIR; FREEZING TOLERANCE; GROWING PERIOD; LEAF NITROGEN; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SELECTION BASED; SHOOT GROWTH; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS;

FREEZING;

BUDBURST; COLD TOLERANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; SHOOT GROWTH;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 70350176207     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-092     Document Type: Article

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