Decreased needle longevity of fertilized douglas-fir and grand fir in the northern Rockies

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 1191-1197

  Balster, N J ^a   Marshall, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies grandis; Crown structure; Ecological light compensation point; ELCP; Fertilization; Needle turnover; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ABIES GRANDIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0033679730     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.17.1191     Document Type: Article

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