Effects of wood ash and nitrogen fertilization on fine root biomass and soil and foliage nutrients in a Norway spruce stand in Finland

Plant and Soil

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 121-132

  Helmisaari, Heljä Sisko ^a   Saarsalmi, Anna ^a   Kukkola, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Fine root biomass; Needle nutrients; Nitrogen; Picea abies; Wood ash

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINE ROOT; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; WOOD ASH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 57849107551     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9711-4     Document Type: Article

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