The potential to improve growth rate and quality traits of stem straightness and branching habit when breeding Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-371

  Cameron, Andrew D ^a   Kennedy, Stuart G ^a   Lee, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heritability; Phenotypic and genetic correlations; Picea sitchensis; Stem and branch properties

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; PLANT BREEDING; STEM; TIMBER HARVESTING; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 84862019653     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0167-y     Document Type: Article

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