Fall fertilization of Pinus resinosa seedlings: Nutrient uptake, cold hardiness, and morphological development

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Anisul Islam, M ^a   Apostol, Kent G ^b   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a   Kasten Dumroese, R ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Growth; Needle primordia; Nitrogen fertilization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEEDLING;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 70449597681     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009061     Document Type: Article

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