An exponential fertilization dose–response model to promote restoration of the Mediterranean oak Quercus ilex

New Forests

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 795-812

  Uscola, Mercedes ^a   Salifu, K Francis ^a   Oliet, Juan A ^b   Jacobs, Douglass F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exponential fertilization; Growth; Luxury uptake; Quercus ilex; Sufficiency level

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NUTRIENTS;

EXPONENTIAL FERTILIZATION; LUXURY UPTAKE; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MINERAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATE; QUERCUS ILEX; SUFFICIENCY LEVEL;

NUTRITION;

BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIAMETER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84944511224     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-015-9493-5     Document Type: Article

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