Effects of soil temperature and time of decapitation on sucker initiation of intact Populus tremuloides root systems

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Landhäusser, Simon M ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Mulak, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspen; Boreal forest; Clonal tree; Dormancy; Non structural carbohydrate reserves; Root suckering; Vegetative regeneration

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; SOILS;

BOREAL FOREST; CLONAL TREE; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATE RESERVES; ROOT SUCKERING; VEGETATIVE REGENERATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBOHYDRATES; CUTTING; DORMANCY; PLANTS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; REFORESTATION; ROOTS; SEEDLINGS;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 33750095189     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580600813313     Document Type: Article

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