Inheritance of male flower production in Cryptomeria japonica (sugi) estimated from analysis of a diallel mating test

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 867-875

  Tsubomura, Miyoko ^a   Fukatsu, Eitaro ^a   Nakada, Ryogo ^a   Fukuda, Yoko ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptomeria japonica; Genetic gain; Heritability; Male flower; Pollinosis

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; CONIFEROUS TREE; FLOWER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HORMONE; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; ORCHARD; SEED PRODUCTION;

JAPAN;

CONIFERALES; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 84870891689     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-012-0223-2     Document Type: Article

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