Field assessment of Douglas-fir somatic and zygotic seedlings with respect to gas exchange, water relations, and frost hardiness

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1822-1828

  Benowicz, A ^a   Grossnickle, S C ^a   El Kassaby, Y A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

FROST HARDINESS; GAS EXCHANGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; WATER RELATIONS;

CANADA;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 0036435044     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-093     Document Type: Article

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