Nutrient loading of Norway spruce seedlings hastens bud burst and enhances root growth after outplanting

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-329

  Luoranen, Jaana ^a   Rikala, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Late season fertilization; Nitrogen concentration; Picea abies; Root growth capacity

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FIELD EXPERIMENT; LATE-SEASON FERTILIZATIONS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NORWAY SPRUCE SEEDLINGS; NUTRIENT LOADING; PICEA ABIES; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; ROOT GROWTH;

SEED;

BIOACCUMULATION; BUDBURST; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ROOT SYSTEM; SILVICULTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROFILE; TREE PLANTING;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 80053980586     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.105     Document Type: Article

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