NPK fertilization at planting of three hybrid poplar clones in the boreal region of Alberta

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 232, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 216-225

  DesRochers, Annie ^a   van den Driessche, R ^b,c   Thomas, Barb R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c New Dendrology Inc   (Canada)

^d Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc   (Canada)

^e Genstat Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Fertilization; Hybrid poplar; Mineral nutrition; Stable isotope; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZATION; HYBRID POPLAR; MINERAL NUTRITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BOREAL FOREST; CLONE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; PH; SOIL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS BALSAMIFERA;

EID: 33746514467     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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