Effect of hydrogel application on survival and growth of pine seedlings in reclamations

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 204-209

  Sarvas M ^a   Pavlenda, P ^b   Takacova E ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOREST CENTRE   (Slovakia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Hydrogel STOCKOSORB; Reclamation of sand pit; Scots pine seedlings

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED; VEGETATION;

HYDROGEL STOCKOSORB; PINE SEEDLINGS; RECLAMATIONS; SAND PITS; SCOTS PINE SEEDLINGS;

HYDROGELS;

FORESTRY; GELS; PLANTS; SEEDLINGS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 34249737606     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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