Nursery stock and field fertiliser application affect early performance of Pinus radiata on a phosphorus-deficient site in northland

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-372

  South, David B ^a   Skinner, Malcolm F ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diammonium phosphate; Mycorrhizas; Nursery costs; Nursery practice; Rock phosphate; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; PHOSPHATE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GYMNOSPERMAE; PINUS RADIATA; RHIZOPOGON;

EID: 0032822392     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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