Post-establishment fertilization of Minnesota hybrid poplar plantations

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 740-749

  Coleman, Mark ^a   Tolsted, David ^a   Nichols, Tom ^b   Johnson, Wendell D ^c   Wene, Edward G ^c   Houghtaling, Tom ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Minnesota Power   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; DRIS; Forest tent caterpillar; Growth efficiency; Nutrient addition rate; Optimal nutrition; Short rotation woody crops; Urea

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); UREA;

FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENT ADDITION RATE; OPTIMAL NUTRITION; SHORT ROTATION WOODY CROPS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); UREA;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEAF AREA; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANTATION; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; PLANTS; UREA;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746724736     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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