Late-season fertilization of Picea mariana seedlings: Intensive loading and outplanting response on greenhouse bioassays

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 737-745

  Boivin, Joseph R ^a   Salifu, K Francis ^a   Timmer, Vic R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Hardening period; Nitrogen; Nutrient loading; Retranslocation; Super loading

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 14844317420     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2004073     Document Type: Article

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