Realized genetic gains in coastal douglas-fir in british columbia: Implications for growth and yield projections

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 223-233

  Stoehr, M ^a   Bird, K ^a   Nigh, G ^a   Woods, J ^b   Yanchuk, A ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Forest Genetics Council of BC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding value; Competition; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Spacing

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGNS; BREEDING VALUE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COASTAL DOUGLAS-FIR; DOUGLAS FIR; GAIN PREDICTION; GENETIC GAIN; GROWTH AND YIELD; HEIGHT GROWTH; INDIVIDUAL TREE; PROGENY TESTS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SPACING; TEST SITE;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY;

DESIGN;

BREEDING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COASTS; COMPETITION; FORESTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SPACING; YIELD;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 78951470295     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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