Genetic variation and relationships to growth traits for microfibril angle, wood density and modulus of elasticity in a Picea abies clonal trial in southern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 494-503

  Gräns, Daniel ^a,b   Hannrup, Björn ^c   Isik, Fikret ^b   Lundqvist, Sven Olof ^d   McKeand, Steve ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fuvenile wood; Solid wood products; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RING; BROAD-SENSE HERITABILITY; EARLY SELECTION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH TRAITS; INCREMENT CORE; MEAN VALUES; MICROFIBRIL ANGLES; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; NORWAY SPRUCE; PICEA ABIES; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; QUALITY MEASUREMENTS; SOLID WOOD PRODUCTS; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD STIFFNESS;

DIFFRACTION; GENES; HARDWOODS; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FORESTRY;

FIBRILS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARDWOODS; STIFFNESS; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 71049181913     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580903280061     Document Type: Article

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