Do Nitrogen Additions Change the Sensitivity of Detached Shoots from Sitka and Norway Spruce to Freezing Temperatures? Evidence from Three Field Manipulation Studies

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 487-498

  Sheppard, Lucy J ^a   Rosengren, Ulrika ^a,b   Emmett, Bridget A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecology Building ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Field manipulation; Frost hardiness; Nitrogen; Norway spruce; Sitka spruce

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; FREEZING; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; SAMPLING;

FROST HARDINESS;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 0346786135     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580310016926     Document Type: Article

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