Effect of wood ash fertilization on soil chemical properties and stand nutrient status and growth of some coniferous stands in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-233

  Saarsalmi, Anna ^a   Mälkönen, Eino ^a   Kukkola, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidity; Neutralization; Nutrients; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; RESEARCH; WOOD;

FERTILIZATION; WOOD ASH;

SOILS;

ABIES; FRAXINUS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 3042826964     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580410024124     Document Type: Article

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