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Genetic Variation in Growth and Cone Traits of Pinus Koraiensis Half-Sib Families in Northeast China

David Kombi Kaviriri^1,3,4,#, Xiaoting Liu^1,#, Zuoyi Fan^2,#, Jingyuan Wang², Qi Wang², Lianfu Wang², Lixing Wang², Damase Khasa⁵, Xiyang Zhao^1,*

1 State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
2 Linjiang Forestry Bureau of Jilin Province, Lijiang, 134600, China
3 Department of Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, 023, Democratic Republic of Congo
4 Departments of Forestry, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Semuliki Official University, Beni, 048, Democratic Republic of Congo
5 Canada Research Chair in Forest and Environmental Genomics, Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Integrative Biology and Systems, Université Laval, Quebec GiV 0A6, Canada
# The first three authors have contributed equally to this work

* Corresponding Author: Xiyang Zhao. Email: