Opportunities for fertilization of loblolly pine in the sandhills of the southeastern United States

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 129-136

  Albaugh, Timothy ^a   Allen, H Lee ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^b   Carlson, Colleen A ^b   Rubilar, Rafael A ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Boron; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BORON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANNUAL VOLUMES; DIAMETER CLASS; ECONOMIC RETURNS; FERTILIZER RESPONSE; FOLIAR NUTRIENTS; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; WET CONDITIONS;

NUTRIENTS;

BORON; FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; STEMS;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 69849105924     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.3.129     Document Type: Article

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