Performance and nutrient dynamics of holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) seedlings in relation to nursery nutrient loading and post-transplant fertility

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Oliet, Juan A ^a   Tejada, María ^a   Salifu, K Francis ^b   Collazos, Aleyda ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential fertilization; Forest restoration; Mineral nutrition; Nitrogen; Remobilization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOBILIZATION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL FERTILITY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 64749102053     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0261-y     Document Type: Article

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