Genetic contributions to phenotypic variation in physiology, growth, and vigor of western aspen (Populus tremuloides) clones

Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-230

  St Clair, Samuel B ^a   Mock, Karen E ^b   LaMalfa, Eric M ^b   Campbell, Robert B ^c   Ryel, Ronald J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fishlake National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Genotype; Heritability; Photosynthesis; Traits

Indexed keywords

ASPEN CLONES; CLIMATIC DATA; CRITICAL LINKS; DRY CONDITION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENOTYPE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH TRAITS; HERITABILITY ESTIMATES; MULTI-DECADAL TIME SCALE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAIT; PLANT SPECIES; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; WESTERN ASPEN;

CLONING; DROUGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 77950360277     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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