Eleven-year growth response of young conifers to biosolids or nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on northern Vancouver Island

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 211-214

  Prescott, Cindy E ^a   Blevins, Leandra L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Forest Nutrition Cooperative   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOSOLIDS; HEMLOCK;

FERTILIZERS;

BIOSOLID; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 19744362507     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-146     Document Type: Article

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