Effect of root severance on growth of field-grown sugar maple

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-23

  Harris, J Roger ^a   Knight, Patricia ^a   Fanelli, Jody ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Embolism; Leaf nitrogen content; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Rootball size; Transplant stress

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 0031943122     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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