Boundary-line approach to determine standards of nutrition for mature trees from spatial variation of growth and foliar nutrient concentrations in natural environments

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2965-2985

  Vizcayno Soto, Gabriel ^a   Côté, Benoît ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary line; Critical; Live crown ratio; Nutrient concentrations; Nutritional standards; Optimum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

GROWTH; NUTRIENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TREE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FOLIAGE; FOREST; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; TREE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACER SACCHARUM; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 10344257518     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200036517     Document Type: Article

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