Survival and growth of Picea glauca seedlings as a function of freezing temperatures and exposure times during budbreak and shoot elongation

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 206-216

  Bigras, Francine J ^a   Coursolle, Carole ^b   Margolis, Hank A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Forest nurseries; Seedling survival; Spring frost

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FREEZING; RESEARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SEEDLINGS; SHOOT ELONGATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 3042826965     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580410024115a     Document Type: Article

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