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Assessing Viability of Northern Red Oak Acorns Using X-Rays

Goodman, R. C., Jacobs, D. F., and Karrfalt, R. P. Native Plants Journal 7(3):279-283. 2006.

We recently completed research that showed X-ray analysis was a better predictor of northern red oak acorn viability and early growth than was moisture content.


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Author(s): Rosa C. Goodman, Douglass F. Jacobs, Robert P. Karrfalt

Section: Seeds