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Early genetic evaluation methods for cyclic growth in Pinus taeda L.

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The seedling growth trait, cyclic growth, is well-correlated with older-tree heights measured in Pinus taeda L. field trials. These results have been repeatable across locations and seed sources if a standard greenhouse procedure is followed. This work is been limited to cyclic growth measured on P. taeda families and seed sources. The use of a standard greenhouse procedure will facilitate comparison with other early genetic evaulation methods for P. taeda and with similar studies on other Pinus species.

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  1. Weyerhaeuser Company, 28585, Trenton, North Carolina

    Betty A. Jones

  2. Department of Forest Sciences, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX

    Claire G. Williams

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Jones, B.A., Williams, C.G. Early genetic evaluation methods for cyclic growth in Pinus taeda L.. New Forest 11, 1–8 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034889

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