The effects of seed mass on germination, seedling emergence, and early seedling growth of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.)

New Forests

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-49

  Parker, William C ^a   Noland, Thomas L ^a   Morneault, Andrée E ^b  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Natural regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GREENHOUSES;

BIOMASS PARTITIONING; MULTI-FAMILY SEEDLOTS; SEED MASS; SUNLIGHT;

SEED;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT EFFECT; PLANT; REGENERATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

BIOMASS; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSES; NATURAL REFORESTATION; PINUS STROBUS; SEEDLINGS; SEEDS;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 33745606163     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-3391-1     Document Type: Article

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