Effects of phosphorus additions on growth, mineral nutrition, and gas exchange of red alder (Alnus rubra) seedlings grown in outdoor sandbeds

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-215

  Brown, Kevin R ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phosphorus fertilizer; Red alder seedlings

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETATION;

MINERAL NUTRITION;

FORESTRY;

ALNUS RUBRA; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; PHOSPHORUS; TREES;

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0036802739     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/17.4.209     Document Type: Article

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