Field performance of containerized black spruce seedlings with root systems damaged by freezing or pruning

New Forests

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Bigras, Francine J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freezing damage; Frost; Picea mariana; Root pruning; Roots

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPRUCE; FREEZING; PRUNING; ROOT DAMAGE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, FOREST MONTMORENCY;

GYMNOSPERMAE; PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE;

EID: 0031933964     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006544821942     Document Type: Article

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