Prevalence of phosphorus, potassium, and calcium limitations in white spruce across canada

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1290-1305

  Quesnel, Pierre Olivier ^a   Côté, Benoît ^b  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compositional nutrient diagnosis; Critical value approach; Deficiency; Imbalance; Leaf nutrient; Picea; Plant nutrition

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 70449382304     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160903006002     Document Type: Article

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