Effect of sowing date on the germination and establishment of black spruce and jack pine under simulated field conditions

Ecoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-99

  Wang, Zhang M ^a   Lechowicz, Martin J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; GERMINATION; JACK PINE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEEDLING GROWTH; SOWING DATE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0031671789     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1998.11682438     Document Type: Article

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