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Relating nutritional and physiological characteristics to growth of Pinus radiata clones planted on a range of sites in New Zealand.
Tree physiology - 1 Sept 2010
Hawkins Barbara J, Xue Jianming, Bown Horacio E, Clinton Peter W
Abstract excerpt
Six clones of radiata pine with known differences in growth rate were examined for clonal nutritional characteristics and for physiological determinants of clonal growth rate. We compared growth, foliar characteristics and nutrient, ¹³C and ¹⁵N concentration data for the six clones in 4- to 6-year-old field trials planted over a range of nutritionally contrasting sites. These data were also compared with growth,...
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