Spatial variability of substrate water content and growth of White spruce seedlings

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-120

  Lamhamedi, Mohammed S ^a   Labbé, Louise ^b   Margolis, Hank A ^b   Stowe, Debra C ^b   Blais, Louis ^a   Renaud, Mario ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LEACHING; MINERALS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); STATISTICAL TESTS; SUBSTRATES;

GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSES; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; JET-TYPE SPRINKLERS; WHITE SPRUCE;

SEED;

BIOMASS; LEACHING; MINERALS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); STATISTICAL TESTS; SUBSTRATES;

IRRIGATION; SEEDLING;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 32044463339     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0109     Document Type: Article

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