Genetic analysis of eucalyptus Globulus diameter, straightness, branch size, and forking in Western Australia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1333-1343

  Callister, A N ^a,b   England, N ^c   Collins, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Treehouse Consulting   (Australia)

^c Elders Forestry Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATIONS; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC STUDIES; GLOBULUS; SAWLOGS; STEM STRAIGHTNESS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

FORESTRY;

BREEDING POPULATION; CORRELATION; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HERITABILITY; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; BRANCHES; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PARAMETERS; STATISTICS; STRAIGHTNESS;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 79958288405     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-036     Document Type: Article

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