Sulfometuron methyl influences seedling growth and leaf function of three conifer species

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-195

  Robertson, Nathan D ^a   Davis, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Phytotoxicity; Plantation establishment; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RATES; CONIFER SPECIES; FUNCTION VARIABLES; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH SUPPRESSIONS; HERBICIDE APPLICATION; OPTIMAL GROWTH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANTATION ESTABLISHMENT; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT VOLUME; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING HEALTH; SEEDLING PERFORMANCE; SITE PREPARATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SULFOMETURON METHYL; TRANSPIRATION RATES; TREE SPECIES; UNTREATED CONTROL; VEGETATION CONTROL;

FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; MOISTURE; PH EFFECTS; SEED; WEED CONTROL;

ECOLOGY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; HERBICIDE; LEAF; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANTATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SITE PREPARATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TOXICITY TEST; TRANSPIRATION;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; MOISTURE; PH; SEEDS; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX OCCIDENTALIS; PINUS MONTICOLA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84856498643     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9272-x     Document Type: Article

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