Survival and growth of chestnut backcross seeds and seedlings on surface mines

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 690-695

  Skousen, J ^a   Cook, T ^b   Wilson Kokes, L ^a   Pena Yewtukhiw, E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alpha Natural Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE HEIGHT; BLIGHT RESISTANCE; CHINESE CHESTNUTS; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SURFACE MINES; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; WEST VIRGINIA;

FORESTRY; FRUITS; MINING; SOILS;

SEED;

ARTICLE; CHESTNUT; COAL MINING; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING; SOIL; SOIL QUALITY; SURVIVAL; MINING; TREE;

FORESTRY; FRUITS; GERMINATION; SEEDS; SOIL; SURVIVAL;

CASTANEA DENTATA; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA;

SOIL;

MINING; SEEDLINGS; SEEDS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 84879010250     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0368     Document Type: Article

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