Selection in a provenance trial of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) produced a land race with desirable properties

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 439-449

  Skrøppa, Tore ^a   Steffenrem, Arne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

annual growth rhythm; genetic correlations; height growth; heritability; lammas shoots; Selection

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

ANNUAL GROWTH; GENETIC CORRELATION; HEIGHT GROWTH; HERITABILITY; LAMMAS SHOOTS; SELECTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84941670039     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2015.1081983     Document Type: Article

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