The physiological status of Douglas fir seedlings and the field performance of freshly lifted and cold stored stock

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-306

  O'Reilly, Conor ^a   McCarthy, Nick ^b   Keane, Michael ^c   Harper, Charles P ^a   Gardiner, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

^c Research and Development Division   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Cold storage; Mitotic index; Plant handling; Plant quality; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

IRELAND;

ABIES; GYMNOSPERMAE; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0032984083     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19990404     Document Type: Article

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