Selection of Corymbia citriodora for pulp productivity

Southern Forests

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-131

  Brawner, J T ^a,b   Meder, R ^a   Dieters, M ^b   Lee, D J ^c,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata; genetic parameters; index selection; subtropics; wood quality

Indexed keywords

CORYMBIA CITRIODORA;

EID: 84863992910     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2012.701418     Document Type: Article

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