Influence of initial age and size on the field performance of Larix olgensis seedlings

New Forests

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-226

  Li, G L ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Zhu, Y ^a   Yang, J ^a   Sun, H Y ^a   Jia, Z K ^a   Ma, L Y ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Field performance; Growth; Lateral roots; Seedling quality; Survival

Indexed keywords

FIELD PERFORMANCE; FIRST-ORDER LATERAL ROOTS; FIRST-YEAR; GROWING SEASON; LATERAL ROOTS; PLANTING STOCKS; POTENTIAL FIELD; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEEDLING QUALITY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TAP ROOT;

REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION;

SEED;

CONIFEROUS TREE; CORRELATION; DIAMETER; FIELD SURVEY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; PLANTATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII VAR. OLGENSIS;

EID: 80051472796     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9248-x     Document Type: Article

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