Wood properties and genetic improvement of radiata pine

New Zealand Journal of Forestry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Burdon, Rowland D ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP DEVELOPMENT; EXPLICIT INFORMATION; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC GAIN; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; INDIVIDUAL TREE; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; NEW ZEALAND; RADIATA PINE; ROUNDWOODS; SHORT ROTATION; STEM VOLUME; VOLUME PRODUCTION;

COMMERCE; CROPS; GENE EXPRESSION; RESEARCH; ROTATION; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

COMMERCE; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; GENES; NEW ZEALAND; PINUS RADIATA; RESEARCH; WOOD PROPERTIES;

RADIATA;

EID: 77957767011     PISSN: 11747986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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