Winter nitrogen fertilization of loblolly pine seedlings

Plant and Soil

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 295-299

  VanderSchaaf, Curtis ^a   McNabb, Ken ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Loblolly pine; Nitrogen fertilization; Outplanted growth; Pinus taeda L.; Winter fertilization

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SEEDLING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 14744271877     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-0510-x     Document Type: Article

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