Root plug effects on early growth and nutrition of container black spruce seedlings

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-408

  Idris, M ^a   Salifu, K F ^a   Timmer, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bareroot; Fertilization; Growth; Nitrogen; Picea mariana; Plug seedling; Stock type

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; SEED; SOILS;

FERTILIZATION; NUTRIENT SOURCE; PLANTATIONS; ROOT PLUGS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOASSAY; FERTILIZER; GROWTH; PLANTATION; SEEDLING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 2942704165     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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