Effect of density control and undercutting on root morphology of 1+0 bareroot hardwood seedlings: Five-year field performance of root-graded stock in the central USA

New Forests

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 297-310

  Schultz, R C ^a   Thompson, J R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

First order lateral roots; Nursery grading procedures; Seedling density; Seedling establishment; Undercutting

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342482553     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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