Response of mature stands of Norway spruce (Picea abies) to boron fertilization

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 401-412

  Möttönen, Marjoriitta ^a   Lehto, Tarja ^a   Aphalo, Pedro J ^a,c   Kukkola, Mikko ^b   Mälkönen, Eino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

13C; Boron; Fertilization; Norway spruce; Root Growth; Volume growth

Indexed keywords

BORON; FERTILIZERS; WOOD;

FERTILIZATION;

FORESTRY;

BORON; FERTILIZER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0038268713     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00651-5     Document Type: Article

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