Effect of container type and seedling size on survival and early height growth of Pinus palustris seedlings in Alabama, U.S.A.

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 204, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 385-398

  South, David B ^a   Harris, Sandy W ^a   Barnett, James P ^b   Hainds, Mark J ^a   Gjerstad, Dean H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bare root seedling; Copper coating; Hardwall containers; Longleaf pine; Mesh covered plugs; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

ROOT BOUND INDEX (RBI); ROOT GROWTH POTENTIAL (RGP); SEEDLING SIZE; SEEDLING SURVIVAL;

CONTAINERS; COPPER; FORESTRY; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

SEED;

GROWTH RATE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SIZE EFFECT;

CELLS; CONTAINERS; COPPER; FORESTRY; SEEDS;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 11144313631     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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