Effect of fertilization on growth and ectomycorrhizal development of container-grown and bare-root nursery conifer seedlings

New Forests

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-197

  Khasa, P D ^a   Sigler, L ^b   Chakravarty, P ^b   Dancik, B P ^b   Erickson, L ^c   McCurdy, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Bonnyville Forest Nursery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bare root nursery; Conifer seedlings; Container grown nursery; Ectomycorrhizal fungi; Fertilizer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346978014     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015674921878     Document Type: Article

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