Performance of interior spruce seedlings treated with abscisic acid analogs

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2061-2070

  Grossnickle, Steven C ^a   Folk, Raymund S ^a   Abrams, Suzanne R ^b   Dunstan, David I ^b   Rose, Patricia A ^b  

^a BC Research Inc   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0006397048     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-234     Document Type: Article

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