Field performance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings planted in disc trenched or mounded sites over an extended planting season

New Forests

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-162

  Luoranen, Jaana ^a   Rikala, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nordic forestry; Pinus sylvestris; Planting; Planting date; Seedling material; Soil preparation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC PRESSURES; IN-FIELD PERFORMANCE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANTING; PLANTING DATE; SCOTS PINE SEEDLINGS; SOIL PREPARATION;

SEED;

CLIMATE EFFECT; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEEDLING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL;

FENNOSCANDIA;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84873522852     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-012-9307-y     Document Type: Article

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