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Growth response of young Scots pines to needle loss assessed from productive foliage Cover

Growth response of young Scots pines to needle loss assessed from productive foliage

Forestry Studies
Volume 50 (2009): Issue 2009 (June 2009)
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|Mar 2011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10132-011-0066-x | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English, Estonian
Page range: 5 - 22
Published on: Mar 24, 2011
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Scots pine,
needle loss,
productive needles,
senescent needles,
Lophodermium seditiosum,
drought,
radial growth,
height increment
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science

© 2011 Timo Kurkela, Rein Drenkhan, Martti Vuorinen, Märt Hanso, published by Estonian University of Life Sciences
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