Development of a molecular test to determine the vitality status of Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlings during frozen storage

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 665-678

  Stattin, Eva ^b   Verhoef, Nathalie ^a   Balk, Peter ^a   van Wordragen, Monique ^a   Lindström, Anders ^b  

^a NSure   (Netherlands)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest tree seedlings; Gene expression; Next generation sequencing; Picea abies; Storability; Vitality test

Indexed keywords

NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; PICEA ABIES; STORABILITY; TREE SEEDLINGS; VITALITY TEST;

COLD STORAGE; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION;

TESTING;

BOREAL FOREST; BUD; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; STORAGE; SURVIVAL; TESTING METHOD;

COLD STORAGE; FORESTRY; GENES; PICEA ABIES; SEEDLINGS; TESTING;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84865420506     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-012-9320-1     Document Type: Article

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