Abiotic factors influencing root growth of woody nursery plants in containers

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-162

  Mathers, H M ^a   Lowe, S B ^b   Scagel, C ^c   Struve, D K ^a   Case, L T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dawes Arboretum   (United States)

^c HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; Fiber pots; Heat stress; Pot color; Root morphology; Root periodicity; Substrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947659962     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.2.151     Document Type: Review

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