Root preparation technique and storage affect results of seedling quality evaluation in Norway spruce

New Forests

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-368

  Rytter, Rose Marie ^a,b   Rytter, Lars ^a  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b Rytter Science ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coarse root ratio; Fine root; Fine roots; Macro nutrients; Picea abies; Plant storage; Root:shoot ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865443845     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9176-1     Document Type: Article

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