Interfamily variation in nitrogen productivity of pinus sylvestris seedlings

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Jonsson, Alena ^a   Ericsson, Tom ^a   Eriksson, Gösta ^a   Kähr, Monika ^a   Lundkvist, Kenneth ^a   Norell, Lennart ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Genetic correlations; Growth; Growth chamber; Growth components; Nitrogen concentration; Nitrogen productivity; Nitrogen treatments; Open pollinated families; Pinus sylvestris; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030720993     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589709355377     Document Type: Article

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