Vegetative propagation of sugar maple: Relating stem water content and terminal bud developmental stage to adventitious rooting of stem cuttings

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 859-867

  Tousignant, D ^a   Richer, C ^b   Rioux, J A ^c   Brassard, N ^b   Mottard, J P ^a  

^a Direction de la Recherche Forestiere   (Canada)

^b Ctr de Rech et de Devmt en Hort   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Bud scales; Collection date; Cutting propagation; Stem water content; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; PROPAGATION (HORTICULTURE); SILVICULTURE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION; WATER CONTENT;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 1542443774     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-178     Document Type: Article

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