Modelling the effects of genetic improvement on radiata pine wood density

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kimberley, Mark O ^a   Moore, John R ^a   Dungey, Heidi S ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; MANAGERS;

FOREST MANAGERS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; GROWTH AND YIELD; LOCAL PARAMETERS; MANAGEMENT REGIME; MODELLING SYSTEMS; SELECTIVE BREEDING; WOOD QUALITIES;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETICS; MODELING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; WOOD QUALITY;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PINUS RADIATA; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PROPERTIES;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINACEAE; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 84963764513     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: 11795395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40490-016-0064-0     Document Type: Article

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