The effects of fertilizers on early growth and foliar nutrient concentrations of three plantation eucalypts on high quality sites in Gippsland, Southeastern Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 213-226

  Bennett, Lauren T ^a   Weston, Christopher J ^a   Judd, Terry S ^a   Attiwill, Peter M ^a   Whiteman, Phil H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Amcor Plantations Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt plantations; Eucalyptus globulus; Eucalyptus nitens; Eucalyptus regnans; Fertilizer prescriptions; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPT; FERTILIZER; FOLIAR NUTRIENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRLAIA, VICTORIA, GIPPSLAND;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0030403477     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03848-0     Document Type: Article

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