Humate-based biostimulants affect early post-transplant root growth and sapflow of balled and burlapped red maple

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 342-344

  Kelting, Matt ^a   Roger Harris, J ^a   Fanelli, Jody ^a   Appleton, Bonnie ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hampton Roads Agric Res Exten C   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Humic acid; Rhizotron; Root length

Indexed keywords

ACER RUBRUM;

EID: 2642621589     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.2.342     Document Type: Article

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