Nutrient use and uptake in Pinus taeda

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1083-1098

  Albaugh, Timothy J ^a   Allen, H Lee ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizer efficiency; Leaf area index; Volume production

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; SCOTLAND COUNTY [NORTH CAROLINA]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 48249091349     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.7.1083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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