Frost heaving of picea abies seedlings as influenced by soil preparation, planting technique, and location along gap-shelterwood gradients

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-50

  De Chantal, Michelle ^a   Rita, Hannu ^a   Bergsten, Urban ^b   Löfvenius, Mikaell Ottosson ^b   Grip, Harald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deep planting; Fixed container; HuMinMix; Mobile container; Normal planting; Soil horizon

Indexed keywords

DEEP PLANTING; FIXED CONTAINER; HUMINMIX; MOBILE CONTAINER; NORMAL PLANTING; SOIL HORIZON;

CONTAINERS; FROST EFFECTS; MINING; SOILS;

AGRICULTURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; FROST; HARVESTING; HEAVE; PLANTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 65649121132     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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