Effects of edaphic conditions on site quality for Salix purpurea 'Hotel' plantations across a large climatic gradient in Canada

New Forests

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-918

  Ens, Joel ^a   Farrell, Richard E ^a   Bélanger, Nicolas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Calcium; Fast growth; Foliar nutrition; Nitrogen; Potassium; Short rotation intensive culture; Soil nutrient availability; Yields

Indexed keywords

BIO-MASS ENERGY; FAST GROWTHS; FOLIAR NUTRITION; SHORT-ROTATION INTENSIVE CULTURES; SOIL NUTRIENTS; YIELDS;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; HOTELS; MOISTURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; POTASSIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION;

SOILS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTENSIVE CULTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITION; PLANTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

SALIX; SALIX PURPUREA;

EID: 84887606473     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-013-9384-6     Document Type: Article

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