Boron, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization in Norway spruce stands suffering from growth disturbances

Silva Fennica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-364

  Saarsalmi, Anna ^a   Tamminen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boron; Fertilization; Growth disorders; Height growth; Needles; Norway spruce; Recovery; Soil

Indexed keywords

BORON; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RECOVERY; SOILS;

B DEFINICIENCY; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH SEASONS; HEIGHT GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

BORON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BORON; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH; NEEDLES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PICEA ABIES; RECOVERY; SOIL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 27144504419     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 00375330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.373     Document Type: Article

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