Nitrogen management in a Fraser fir (Abies fraseri [Pursh] Poir.) christmas tree plantation: Effects of fertilization on tree performance and nitrogen leaching

Forest Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-184

  Rothstein, David E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christmas trees; Fertilization; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen pollution

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; LEACHING; LYSIMETERS; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; VEGETATION;

FIBER PRODUCTION SYSTEM; NITROGEN (N) POLLUTION; SURFACE SOILS; TREE GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SURFACE WATER;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ABIES FRASERI;

EID: 18044393840     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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