Early growth and nutrition of hybrid poplars fertilized at planting in the boreal forest of western Quebec

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2981-2989

  Guillemette, Toma ^a   DesRochers, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DRIS; Fertilization; Hybrid poplar; N:P ratio

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOREAL FORESTS; DIAGNOSIS AND RECOMMENDATION INTEGRATED SYSTEM (DRIS);

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHOSPHORUS;

FERTILIZATION; PLANTING; POPULUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

POPULUS; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS MAXIMOWICZII;

EID: 42149121937     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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