Pre-planting physiological stress assessment to forecast field growth performance of jack pine and black spruce

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 107-117

  Mohammed, Gina H ^a   Noland, Thomas L ^a   Parker, William C ^a   Wagner, Robert G ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Net photosynthesis; Root growth potential

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; FORECASTING TECHNIQUE; GROWTH; JACK PINE; STEM VOLUME;

PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0030613274     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03919-9     Document Type: Article

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