Effects of timing of soil frost thawing on Scots pine

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1053-1062

  Repo, Tapani ^a   Kalliokoski, Tuomo ^a   Domisch, Timo ^a   Lehto, Tarja ^b   Mannerkoski, Hannu ^b   Sutinen, Sirkka ^a   Finér, Leena ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Electrical impedance; Growth; Minirhizotron; Phenology; Pinus sylvestris; Root; Soil freezing; Water potential; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FROST; PHENOLOGY; THAWING; WATER STRESS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 24344465737     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.8.1053     Document Type: Article

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