Response of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) seedlings to experimental variation in aluminum concentration

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-200

  Bojarczuk, Krystyna ^a   Oleksyn, Jacek ^a   Karolewski, Piotr ^a   Zytkowiak, Roma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Betula pendula; Ca:Al ratio; Growth; Nutrients; Phenolics; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GROWTH RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; ROOT; SEEDLING; SOIL DEGRADATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TREE;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 33746063242     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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