Effects of fertilization on resin canal defences and incidence of Pissodes strobi attack in interior spruce

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 855-862

  VanAkker, Lara ^a   Alfaro, René I ^a   Brockley, Robert ^b  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FERTILIZERS;

RESIN CANAL DEFENCES;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEIGHT; PEST DAMAGE; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

DISEASES; FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; PICEA; PINUS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PISSODES; PISSODES STROBI;

EID: 3042690860     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-245     Document Type: Article

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