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1Ministry of Forestry, Forest Research Institute, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Loo-Dinkins et al. reported relatively poor 'realized' gains from selecting individuals on departures from the means of small multi-tree plots. This could be largely attributed to disregarding a heritability of plot effects.
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