Winter variation in physiological status of cold stored and freshly lifted semi-evergreen Quercus nigra seedlings

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-103

  Goodman, Rosa C ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a   Apostol, Kent G ^a,b   Wilson, Barrett C ^a   Gardiner, Emile S ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cold hardiness; Electrolyte leakage; LT 50; Net photosynthesis; Tardily deciduous; Transplant stress; Water oak

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

QUERCUS NIGRA;

EID: 59449108429     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008081     Document Type: Article

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