Modified exponential nitrogen loading to promote morphological quality and nutrient storage of bareroot-cultured Quercus rubra and Quercus alba seedlings

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 306-316

  Birge, Zonda K D ^a   Salifu, K Francis ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Luxury consumption; Nitrogen; Northern red oak; Nutrient loading; Reforestation; White oak

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; REFORESTATION; TOXICITY;

HARDWOOD CULTURE; LUXURY CONSUMPTION; NURSERY FERTILIZATION; NUTRIENT LOADING;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZATION; HARDWOODS; NURSERIES; NUTRIENTS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; REFORESTATION; SEEDLINGS; TOXICITY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 33750123681     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580600761611     Document Type: Article

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