Fertiliser and irrigation effects on wood density at various heights for Pinus radiata

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-70

  Wielinga, Benjamin ^a   Waterworth, Robert ^a,b   Brack, Cris ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basic density; Irrigation and fertilization; Pinus radiata; Stem taper; Stem volume

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; WOOD;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 37349032233     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-007-0183-5     Document Type: Article

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