Response of Douglas-fir and amabilis fir to split-root nutrition with inorganic and organic nitrogen

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-335

  Hawkins, B J ^a   Metcalfe, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abies amabilis; Foraging precision; Inorganic and organic nitrogen; Local nutrient supply; Pseudotsuga menziesii

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLASTICITY;

FORAGING PRECISION; LOCAL NUTRIENT SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

ABIES AMABILIS; BIOMASS; FORAGE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; ROOTS;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 43149108608     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-007-0188-1     Document Type: Article

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