Nitrogen accumulation by conifer seedlings and competitor species from 15nitrogen-labeled Controlled-Release Fertilizer

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 300-308

  Hangs, Ryan D ^a   Knight, J Diane ^b   Van Rees, Ken C J ^b  

^a Western Ag Innovations   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; SOILS; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

CONIFER SEEDLINGS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER; SEEDLING; SOIL NITROGEN;

CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; PARAGNETINA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0037241545     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2003.3000     Document Type: Article

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