Projected long-term productivity in Saskatchewan hybrid poplar plantations: Weed competition and fertilizer effects

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 356-370

  Welham, Clive ^a   Van Rees, Ken ^b   Seely, Brad ^a   Kimmins, Hamish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

POPLAR PLANTATIONS; STEMWOOD PRODUCTION; WEED COMPETITION;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY MODELING; HYBRID; NITROGEN; PLANTATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FERTILIZERS; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 34547511228     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-227     Document Type: Article

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