Exponential nutrient loading: A new fertilization technique to improve seedling performance on competitive sites

New Forests

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 275-295

  Timmer, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertilizer regimes; Mineral nutrition; Planting stock; Weed control

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342585540     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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