Fertilization of lodgepole pine trees increased diameter growth but reduced root carbohydrate concentrations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1914-1920

  Goodsman, Devin W ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a   Erbilgin, Nadir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allocation; Carbohydrate; Fertilization; Growth efficiency; Thinning; Vigor

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; THINNING; VIGOR;

CARBOHYDRATES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STARCH;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BEETLE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; ROOT; STAND STRUCTURE; STARCH; THINNING; VIGOR;

CARBOHYDRATES; CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; PINUS CONTORTA; ROOTS; STARCH; THINNING;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 77957298093     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.08.041     Document Type: Article

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