Comparison of early height growth between white spruce seedlings and rooted cuttings

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3246-3250

  Beaulieu, J ^a   Bernier Cardou, M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH KINETICS;

ROOTED CUTTINGS; VARIANCE COMPONENTS;

FORESTRY;

ALLOMETRY; BREEDING POPULATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; SEEDLINGS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 34249895269     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-170     Document Type: Article

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