Rapid predictions of cold tolerance in Douglas-fir seedlings using chlorophyll fluorescence after freezing

New Forests

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-62

  Perks, Michael P ^a   Osborne, Bruce A ^a   Mitchell, Derek T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bareroot stock; Cold storage; Cold tolerance; F v F m; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DOUGLAS-FIR SEEDLINGS; FLUORESCENCE PARAMETERS;

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; SEED;

FORESTRY;

CHLOROPHYLL; COLD TOLERANCE; FLUORESCENCE; FORESTRY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; STORAGE;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 3042763972     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEFO.0000031331.08847.49     Document Type: Article

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