Extending the planting period of dormant and growing Norway spruce container seedlings to early summer

Silva Fennica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 481-496

  Luoranen, Jaana ^a   Rikala, Risto ^a   Konttinen, Kyösti ^a   Smolander, Heikki ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Frozen storage; Height growth; Hot lifting; Norway spruce; Planting date; Root growth; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; SEED;

FROZEN STORAGE; HEIGHT GROWTH; HOT-LIFTING; ROOT GROWTH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GROWTH; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

CARBOHYDRATES; PICEA ABIES; ROOTS; SEEDS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 31344449283     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 00375330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.361     Document Type: Article

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