Morphology, gas exchange, and chlorophyll content of longleaf pine seedlings in response to rooting volume, copper root pruning, and nitrogen supply in a container nursery

New Forests

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 881-897

  Dumroese, R Kasten ^a   Sung, Shi Jean Susana ^b   Pinto, Jeremiah R ^a   Ross Davis, Amy ^a   Scott, D Andrew ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper oxychloride; Fertilization; Morphology; Physiology; Pinus palustris; Seedling quality

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; FERTILIZATION; NURSERY PRODUCTION; OXYCHLORIDES; PINUS PALUSTRIS; ROOT BOUND INDICES; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEEDLING QUALITY;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONTAINERS; COPPER; FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY; NEEDLES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NITROGEN;

CHLOROPHYLL; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRUNING; ROOT; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING; SEEDLING;

EID: 84887518597     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-013-9377-5     Document Type: Article

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