Effects of acorn size on seedling survival and growth in Quercus rubra following simulated spring freeze

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 308-314

  Aizen, Marcelo A ^a,b   Woodcock, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acorn size; Frost; Red oak; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS RUBRA;

ACORN SIZE; NORTHERN RED OAK; RED OAK; SEEDLING SURVIVAL;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS;

EID: 0029666869     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-037     Document Type: Article

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