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Lammas shoots in Norway spruce families in short-term trials; genetic variation, inheritance patterns and implications of micro-environmental influence Cover

Lammas shoots in Norway spruce families in short-term trials; genetic variation, inheritance patterns and implications of micro-environmental influence

By: Tore Skrøppa and  Irena Fundova  
Open Access
|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2025-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2509-8934 | Journal ISSN: 0037-5349
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Published on: Mar 21, 2025
Published by: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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