Effects of nitrogen fertilization and temperature on frost hardiness of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) seedlings assessed by chlorophyll fluorescence

Forestry

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-511

  Puértolas, Jaime ^a,b   Gil, Luis ^a   Pardos, José Alberto ^a  

^a Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^b DGB   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; FLUORESCENCE; FROST HARDINESS; NITROGEN; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 28744458386     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpi055     Document Type: Article

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