Short-term growth and morphological responses to nitrogen availability and plant density in hybrid poplars and willows

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 88-97

  Mamashita, Takamitsu ^a   Larocque, Guy R ^a   DesRochers, Annie ^b   Beaulieu, Jean ^a   Thomas, Barb R ^c   Mosseler, Alex ^a   Major, John ^a   Sidders, Derek ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Hybrid aspen; Hybrid poplars; Morphological characteristics; N availability; Willows

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLONING; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN;

HYBRID ASPEN; HYBRID POPLAR; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; N AVAILABILITY; WILLOWS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DENSITY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SPACING;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POPULUS; SALIX;

POPULUS; SALIX;

EID: 84933059431     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 18732909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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