Patterns of genetic parameters for height in field genetic tests of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris in Sweden

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1099-1111

  Kroon, Johan ^a   Ericsson, Tore ^a   Jansson, Gunnar ^a   Andersson, Bengt ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genetic expression; Genetic gain; Genetic trends; Genotype evaluation; Meta analysis; Picea abies (L.) Karst; Pinus sylvestris L; Tree height; Tree improvement

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 81255214951     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-011-0398-y     Document Type: Article

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