The effect of short day treatments on containerized Douglas-fir morphology, physiology and phenology

New Forests

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-295

  Turner, Jennifer ^a   Mitchell, Stephen J ^b  

^a Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership Kamloops   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dormancy induction; Freezing tolerance; Nursery culture; Planting; Root growth capacity

Indexed keywords

COLD STORAGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ROOT GROWTH CAPACITY (RGC);

SOILS;

CULTIVATION; DORMANCY; FREEZING; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0041624423     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024406704381     Document Type: Article

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