Family variation in nutritional and growth traits in Douglas-fir seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 911-919

  Hawkins, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeroponic; Ammonium flux; Microelectrodes; Nitrate flux; Nitrogen uptake; Nitrogen use; Nitrogen utilization index

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SEEDLING;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 34347264514     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.6.911     Document Type: Article

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