Effects of compost on loblolly pine tree growth in northeast texas

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-72

  Stuckey, H Troy ^a   Hudak, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST; GROWTH RATE; PLANT GROWTH; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SEED; SOILS;

PINE TREE GROWTH;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; GROWTH RESPONSE; PINE; SOIL MOISTURE; TREE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0035076966     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2001.10702018     Document Type: Article

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