Improvement of non-key traits in radiata pine breeding programme when long-term economic importance is uncertain.

Diameter at breast height (DBH), wood density (DEN) and predicted modulus of elasticity (PME) are considered as 'key traits' (KT) in the improvement in radiata pine breeding programmes in New Zealand. Any other traits which are also of interest to radiata pine breeders and forest growers a...

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Main Authors: Yongjun Li, Heidi Dungey, Alvin Yanchuk, Luis A Apiolaza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436818?pdf=render

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