Height growth determinants and adaptation to temperature in pines: A case study of Pinus contorta and Pinus monticola

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1059-1066

  Chuine, Isabelle ^a   Rehfeldt, Gerald E ^b   Aitken, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; PLANT CELL CULTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTERNODES; PHENOLOGY; PINES; SHOOT ELONGATION;

FORESTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH CURVE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; PHENOLOGY; PROVENANCE; SHOOT GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CARBOHYDRATES; ELONGATION; FORESTRY; SHOOTS; TEMPERATURE;

PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MONTICOLA;

EID: 33746493404     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-005     Document Type: Article

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