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Estimating Genetic Parameters for Wood Density of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Cover

Estimating Genetic Parameters for Wood Density of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

By: Anders Fries and  Tore Ericsson  
Open Access
|Oct 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2006-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2509-8934 | Journal ISSN: 0037-5349
Language: English
Page range: 84 - 92
Submitted on: Oct 28, 2005
Published on: Oct 19, 2017
Published by: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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