Nutrient dynamics and carbon partitioning in nutrient loaded picea mariana [mill.] b.s.p. seedlings during hardening

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-129

  Miller, Brad D ^a   Timmer, Victor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Exponential fertilization; Nitrogen; Nutrient dilution; Shoot root ratio; Steady state nutrition

Indexed keywords

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0030725778     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589709355393     Document Type: Article

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