Effects of nursery environment on needle morphology of Pinus monticola Dougl. and implications for tree improvement programs

New Forests

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-129

  Woo, Kwan Soo ^a   Fins, Lauren ^a   McDonald, Geral I ^b   Wenny, David L ^a   Eramian, Aram ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cronartium ribicola J. C. Fisch; Ex Rabenh; Pinus monticola Dougl.; Stomatal occlusion; Wettability; White pine blister rust

Indexed keywords

ORCHARDS; SEED; WAXES;

NURSERY ENVIRONMENT;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; PLANT BREEDING; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE);

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFERALES; CRONARTIUM; CRONARTIUM FLACCIDUM; CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA; MONTICOLA; PINUS MONTICOLA;

EID: 0036764137     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021230304530     Document Type: Article

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