Leaf area and above- and belowground growth responses of loblolly pine to nutrient and water additions

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-328

  Albaugh, Timothy J ^a   Allen, H Lee ^a   Dougherty, Phillip M ^b   Kress, Lance W ^c   King, John S ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Growth efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER;

BIOMASS PARTITIONING; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; LEAF; LOBLOLLY PINE; NUTRIENT;

FORESTRY;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0032075822     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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