Soil amendment effects on growth and sprouting success in a pennsylvania northern red oak stand on extremely acidic soils

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 69-82

  Demchik, Michael C ^a   Sharpe, William E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coppice; Fertilization; Liming; Northern red oak; Sprouts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005388704     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v11n04_04     Document Type: Article

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