Genetic parameters, genetic gain and correlated responses in growth, fibre dimensions and wood density in a Scots pine breeding population

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 783-794

  Fries, Anders ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Earlywood density; Fibre length; Fibre width; Heritability; Latewood density; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; HERITABILITY; SOFTWARE; WOOD; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84866135454     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-012-0202-7     Document Type: Article

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