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Seedling Quality Tests: Stress resistance

We all know that seedlings are subjected to a variety of stresses from the time they are harvested in the nursery to when they are outplanted: mechanical stresses, root exposure, and desiccation to just name a few.


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Author(s): Gary A. Ritchie, Thomas D. Landis

Publication: Forest Nursery Notes - 2004 Summer