Growth, damage and net nitrogen uptake in Picea abies (L.) Karst. seedlings, effects of site preparation and fertilisation

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 657-666

  Nordborg, Fredrik ^a   Nilsson, Urban ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nitrogen leaching; Nitrogen mineralisation; Norway spruce; Root growth; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SEEDLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ABIES; MURIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 1542579882     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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