... economicallymeasured.The radial development of wood density components (ringwidth-RW, ring density- RD, minimum density- MINDEN,maximum density- MAXDEN earlywood density- EWD, andlatewood percentage-LWP showed considerable ... data obtainedand processed, consist of average values for each growth ring; ringwidth-RW, ring density- RD, minimum density- MINDEN, maximum density- MAXDEN earlywood density- EWD, latewood density- LWDand ... latewood density, low juvenile wood proportion, and uni-form wood. A selection index integrating all these traits wouldcertainly help develop radiata pine varieties possessing all de-sired traits....