Rhizome sectioning and fertilization increase the productivity of cloudberry in natural peatlands

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Bellemare, M ^a   Rochefort, L ^a   Lapointe, L ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloudberry; Fruit yield; Mineral fertilization; Rhizome sectioning; Rubus chamaemorus; Wild berry

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MIRE; PEATLAND; RHIZOME; WILD POPULATION;

RUBUS CHAMAEMORUS;

EID: 68249089499     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS08078     Document Type: Article

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