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Phenotyping Whole Forests Will Help to Track Genetic Performance.
Trends in plant science - 1 Oct 2018
Dungey Heidi S, Dash Jonathan P, Pont David, Clinton Peter W, Watt Michael S, Telfer Emily J
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Phenotyping is the accurate and precise physical description of organisms. Accurate and quantitative phenotyping underpins the delivery of benefits from genetic improvement programs in agriculture. In forest trees, phenotyping at an equivalent precision has been impossible because trees and forests are large, long-lived, and highly variable. These facts have restricted the delivery of genetic gains in forestry...
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