Cuttings of Wollemi pine tolerate moderate photoinhibition and remain highly capable of root formation

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 587-595

  Pohio, K E ^a   Wallace, H M ^a   Peters, R F ^b   Smith, T E ^b   Trueman, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araucariaceae; Conservation; Photoinhibition; Propagation; Wollemia nobilis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZERS; FLUORESCENCE; IRRIGATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EX SITU CONSERVATION COLLECTION; PHOTOINHIBITION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; WOLLEMIA NOBILIS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; ARAUCARIA; CHLOROPHYLLS; FERTILIZERS; FLUORESCENCE; FORESTS; IRRIGATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PINUS; ROOTS;

ARAUCARIACEAE; WOLLEMIA NOBILIS;

EID: 24344504571     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0418-3     Document Type: Article

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