The effect of nursery substrate and fertilization on the growth and ectomycorrhizal status of containerized and outplanted seedlings of Picea abies

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-75

  Vaario, Lu Min ^a   Tervonen, Arja ^b   Haukioja, Kati ^c   Haukioja, Markku ^c   Pennanen, Taina ^a   Timonen, Sari ^d  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Forelia Oy   (Finland)

^c Biolan Oy ^*  (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOMYCORRHIZAL; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; NORWAY SPRUCES; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; OUTPLANTING; PICEA ABIES; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; PINE BARKS; PLANTATION SUCCESS; ROOT/SHOOT RATIOS; SPHAGNUM PEATS; WOOD FIBRES; WOODY MATERIALS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FERTILIZERS; FUNGI;

SUBSTRATES;

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PLANTATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SUBSTRATE;

FUNGI; PICEA ABIES; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 64849098721     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-156     Document Type: Article

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