Storability measures of Norway spruce and Scots pine seedlings and assessment of post-storage vitality by measuring shoot electrolyte leakage

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 717-724

  Lindström, Anders ^a,b   Stattin, Eva ^a   Gräns, Daniel ^a,b   Wallin, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

containerized seedlings; dehardening; dry matter content; freezing test; hardening; seedling status

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; FREEZING; HARDENING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONTAINERIZED SEEDLINGS; DEHARDENING; DRY MATTER CONTENT; FREEZING TESTS; SEEDLING STATUS;

FORESTRY;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84919862861     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.977340     Document Type: Article

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