"CROWN IDEOTYPES FOR GENETICALLY IMPROVED BLACK WALNUT (JUGLANS NIGRA L" by Kejia Pang

Date of Award

January 2014

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Forestry and Natural Resources

First Advisor

CHARLES H. MICHLER

Committee Member 1

DOUGLASS F. JACOBS

Committee Member 2

KEITH E. WOESTE

Committee Member 3

MICHAEL V. MICKELBART

Committee Member 4

MICHAEL R. SAUNDERS

Abstract

Developing crown ideotypes is important for more efficiently producing timber from black walnut (Juglans nigra L.), a valuable hardwood species that mainly grow in the Central Hardwood Region, US. To develop black walnut crown ideotypes for timber growth under an intensive management regime in North-Central Indiana, the following investigations were conducted:

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