Effect of fertilization and irrigation on growth of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) seedlings over three seasons

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 381-389

  Van Den Driessche, R ^a,d   Rude, W ^b   Martens, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d New Dendrology Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspen; Fertilization; Irrigation; Mineral nutrition; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FERTILIZATION;

ECOLOGY;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH; IRRIGATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0344065830     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00306-2     Document Type: Article

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