Age, stand density, and tree size as factors in root and basal grafting of lodgepole pine

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 983-988

  Fraser, Erin C ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graft formation; Pinus contorta; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

GRAFT FORMATION; STAND DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

STAND DYNAMICS;

GRAFTS; PINUS;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 29244432457     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-048     Document Type: Article

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