Effects of site preparation on soil properties and on morphology of Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies seedlings sown at different dates

New Forests

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-173

  De Chantal, Michelle ^a   Leinonen, Kari ^a   Ilvesniemi, Hannu ^a   Westman, Carl Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Branchiness; Height; Nitrogen; Root; Soil water

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SEED; SOILS; WATER;

FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTIES;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; SOWING DATE;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0347724147     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025042632491     Document Type: Article

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