Frost hardiness of nutrient-loaded two-year-old Picea abies seedlings in autumn and at the end of freezer storage

New Forests

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-220

  Luoranen, Jaana ^a   Lahti, Markku ^a   Rikala, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Frost hardiness; Morphology; Nitrogen; Norway spruce; Short day treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FREEZING; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS;

FROST HARDINESS; NUTRIENT LOADING; SHORT DAY TREATMENT;

FORESTRY;

DAMAGE; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FROST HARDINESS; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOPERIOD; SEEDLING; STORAGE;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; FREEZING; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS; PICEA ABIES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 43449107391     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-007-9072-5     Document Type: Article

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