An overview of Ontario's Stock Quality Assessment Program

New Forests

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 461-479

  Sampson, P H ^a   Templeton, C W G ^a   Colombo, S J ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Nursery; Performance potential; Physiology; Root growth potential; Viability; Vigour

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342655872     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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