Effects of seedbed substrates on regeneration of Picea abies from seeds

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 511-521

  Hanssen, Kjersti Holt ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clear cut; Natural regeneration; Norway spruce; Precipitation; Seedling emergence; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEED; SUBSTRATES;

SEEDBED SUBSTRATES;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; BRYOPHYTA; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; DICRANUM; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SPHAGNUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0036955215     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580260417161     Document Type: Article

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