Genetic improvement of fiber length and coarseness based on paper product performance and material variability - A review

IAWA Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-414

  Via, Brian K ^a   Stine, Michael ^a   Shupe, Todd F ^a   So, Chi Leung ^b   Groom, Leslie ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarseness; Combining ability; Family; Genotype; Heritability; Phenotype; Tracheid length; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844232767     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000373     Document Type: Review

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