Genetic parameters for Fusarium circinatum tolerance within openpollinated families of Pinus patula tested at screening facilities in South Africa and the USA

Southern Forests

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 145-150

  Nel, Andre ^a   Hodge, Gary R ^b   Mongwaketsi, Kgosi E ^a   Kanzler, Arnulf ^a  

^a Sappi Forests Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial inoculation screening; Genetic correlation; Greenhouse inoculation; Heritability; Pitch canker fungus; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899772833     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2014.916500     Document Type: Article

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