The effects of paclobutrazol, abscisic acid, and gibberellin on germination and early growth in silver, red, and hybrid maple

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 557-565

  Marshall, John ^a,b   Beardmore, Tannis ^a,c   Whittle, Carry Anne ^a   Wang, Ben ^a,d   Rutledge, Robert G ^a,c   Blumwald, Eduardo ^b  

^a Petawawa Research Forest   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Maritimes Region ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH INHIBITION; PACLOBUTRAZOL; PLANT GROWTH; ROOTING; SEED; SHOOT;

GERMINATION; INHIBITOR; SEED TREATMENT;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 0034045676     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-254     Document Type: Article

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