Comparing large containerized and bareroot conifer stock on sites of contrasting vegetation composition in a non-herbicide scenario

New Forests

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 875-891

  Thiffault, Nelson ^a,b   Jobidon, Robert ^a   Munson, Alison D ^b  

^a Centre de semences forestières de Berthier   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foliar nutrition; Herbicide alternative; Plantation; Reforestation; Stock type; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; HERBICIDES; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

FOLIAR NUTRITION; MECHANICAL SITE PREPARATION; PLANTATION; PLANTATION MANAGEMENTS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STOCK TYPE; VEGETATION COMPOSITION; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

SEED;

EID: 84920705726     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-014-9443-7     Document Type: Article

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