Recovery of the bilberry (Vaccinium Myritillus L.) from artificial spring and summer frost

Plant Ecology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-39

  Tolvanen, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bilberry; Frost injury; Phenological stage; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; ERICACEAE;

BILBERRY; FROST;

EID: 0030618917     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009776200866     Document Type: Article

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