Influence of soil temperature on root freezing tolerance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings

Plant and Soil

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 173-181

  Stattin, Eva ^a   Lindström, Anders ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TOLERANCE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0033376792     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004676514537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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