Root characteristics and growth potential of container and bare-root seedlings of red oak (Quercus rubra L.) in Ontario, Canada

New Forests

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-176

  Wilson, Edward R ^a,d   Vitols, Kristjan C ^b   Park, Andrew ^c  

^a National School of Forestry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field performance; Planting stock types; Root architecture; Root regeneration; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS;

CONTAINER SEEDLINGS; ROOT PARAMETERS; ROOT REGENERATION; SEEDLING QUALITY; SHOOT PARAMETERS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

GROWTH; QUERCUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 34547125956     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-007-9046-7     Document Type: Article

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