Nitrogen budgeting and quality of exponentially fertilized Quercus robur seedlings in Ireland

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 557-567

  Schmal, J L ^a   Jacobs, D F ^a   O'Reilly, C ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Exponential fertilization; Nitrogen budgeting; Quercus robur; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NURSERY GROUND; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRITION; SEEDLING;

COUNTY CARLOW; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 79957915936     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0443-7     Document Type: Article

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