Seedling root growth of six broadleaved tree species grown in competition with grass under irrigated nursery conditions

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 601-608

  Harmer, Ralph ^a   Robertson, Malcolm ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Grass; Root; Seedling; Tree

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; NURSERY GROUND; SEEDLING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER CAMPESTRE; CRATAEGUS; FRAXINUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 1542684666     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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