Nutrition and bud removal affect biomass and nutrient allocation in Douglas-fir and western red cedar

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Hawkins, B J ^a   Henry, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pseudotsuga menziesii; Retranslocation; Thuja plicata; Top pruning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT; PRUNING;

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 0033103278     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.3.197     Document Type: Article

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