Effects of genetic entry and competition by neighbouring trees on growth and wood properties of cloned Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Gerendiain, Ane Zubizarreta ^a   Peltola, Heli ^a   Pulkkinen, Pertti ^b   Kellomäki, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition index; Fibre property; Growth; Provenance; Wood density

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PROVENANCE; YIELD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 71049143949     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009075     Document Type: Article

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