Cold tolerance of container-grown green ash trees is influenced by nitrogen fertilizer type and rate

HortTechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 292-303

  Scagel, Carolyn F ^a   Regan, Richard P ^b   Hummel, Rita ^c   Bi, Guihong ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Bud failure; Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA;

EID: 77953068668     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.20.2.292     Document Type: Article

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