Effects of 12 years of repeated fertilization on the foliar nutrition and growth of young lodgepole pine in the central interior of British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2115-2129

  Brockley, R P ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; NUTRITION;

FOLIAR NUTRITION; MULTINUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRITION; UNDERSTORY;

FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; NUTRITION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 38849151136     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-081     Document Type: Article

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