The effect of root and shoot pruning on early growth of hybrid poplars

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2062-2067

  DesRochers, Annie ^a   Tremblay, Francine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Plantation forestry; Planting stock; Planting stress; Root shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

CANADA; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PLANTING STOCK; PLANTING STRESS; ROOT/SHOOT RATIO;

CLAY MINERALS; CLAY PRODUCTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYBRID MATERIALS; SOILS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

CLAY SOIL; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RATE; PLANTATION; PRUNING; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; ROOTING;

CLAY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTATIONS; ROOTS; SHOOTS; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

POPULUS;

EID: 70349210061     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.07.059     Document Type: Article

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