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No statistically-significant effects of size (small and large) of wind-pollinated seeds from 18 seed-orchard clones could be found in the attributes of 8-month-old seedlings of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.). Clonal variations in seedling attributes was highly significant (P < 0.01), but these variations were within regional specifications for operationally-produced nursery stock.
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Chaisurisri, K., Edwards, D.G.W. & El-Kassaby, Y.A. Effects of seed size on seedling attributes in Sitka spruce. New Forest 8, 81–87 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034133
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