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The "Nursery Effect"

In the forest and conservation nursery business, the physical characteristics of a seedling are a function of its genotype, generally expressed as seed source, and the environment of the nursery in which it was grown. Actually, nursery environment is a composite of the location of the nursery and the cultural practices used to raise the seedling.


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Publication: Forest Nursery Notes - 1994 Winter