Dry matter and nitrogen allocation in western redcedar, western hemlock, and Douglas fir seedlings grown in low- and high-N soils

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 529-538

  Graff Jr , Joseph E ^a   Hermann, Richard K ^a   Zaerr, Joe B ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliage mass; Nitrogen content; Relative dry matter increment; Retranslocation; Root

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346963223     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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