Effects of early long-night treatment on diameter and height growth, second flush and frost tolerance in two-year-old Picea abies container seedlings

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-383

  Kohmann, Ketil ^a   Johnsen, Øystein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autumn shoots; Critical night length; Picea abies; Root collar growth; Seedling production

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

AUTUMN SHOOTS; CRITICAL NIGHT LENGTH; HEIGHT GROWTH;

SEED;

BUDS; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; PICEA ABIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDLINGS; SHOOTS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 36248941954     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701520486     Document Type: Article

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