Biomass partitioning and root architecture responses of loblolly pine seedlings to tillage in Piedmont and Coastal Soils

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Schilling, Erik B ^a   Lockaby, B Graeme ^a   Rummer, Robert ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Combination tillage; Loblolly pine; Machine planting; Pinus taeda; Root architecture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; CULTIVATION; SEED; SOILS;

BIOMASS PARTITIONING; MACHINE PLANTING; PINE GROWTH; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDLING ALLOMETRY;

SOFTWOODS;

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTING; PLANTING MACHINES; ROOTS; SEEDLINGS; SEEDS; SOIL;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 4344694999     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/28.2.76     Document Type: Article

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