The electrolyte leakage method can be misleading for assessing the frost hardiness of roots

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 298-301

  Repo, Tapani ^a   Ryyppö, Aija ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Ion leakage; Norway spruce; REL; Root injury; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 49549092981     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802150548     Document Type: Article

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