Preplanting indicators of survival and growth of desiccated Abies procera bareroot planting stock

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-46

  Brønnum, Peter ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrolyte leakage; Moisture content; Noble fir; Physiological condition; Planting stock; Root desiccation; Root growth potential; Water potential

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MOISTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ROOT ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE (REL); ROOT GROWTH POTENTIAL (RGP); ROOT REWETTING; TRANSPLANTING SHOCKS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABIES PROCERA; DRYING; PLANTS; ROOTS; SHOOTS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 14544307567     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580510008257     Document Type: Article

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