Weevil seed damage reduces germination and seedling growth of hybrid American chestnut

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1107-1114

  Dalgleish, Harmony J ^a,b   Shukle, John T ^a   Swihart, Robert K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DAMAGE LEVEL; GERMINATION RATES; OAK RECRUITMENTS; RATES OF SPREAD; SEED DAMAGE; SEED GERMINATION; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING GROWTH; SEEDLING SIZE; TEST METHOD; WEEVIL DAMAGE; X RAY METHODS; X-RAY IMAGERY;

CULTIVATION; FRUITS; REFORESTATION;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

BEETLE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GERMINATION; PEST DAMAGE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

UNITED STATES;

AESCULUS HYBRIDA; CASTANEA; CASTANEA DENTATA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE;

EID: 84862151075     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-067     Document Type: Article

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