Cold hardiness testing for Douglas-fir tree improvement programs: Guidelines for a simple, robust, and inexpensive screening method

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 129-136

  Anekonda, T S ^a   Adams, W T ^a   Aitken, S N ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FROST EFFECTS; FROST PROTECTION;

ARTIFICIAL FREEZE TESTING; COLD HARDINESS TESTING; PSEUDOTSUGA;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0034224501     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/15.3.129     Document Type: Article

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