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Growth and Nutrient Dynamics of Douglas-fir Seedlings Raised With Exponential or Conventional Fertilization and Planted With or Without Fertilizer

Everett, K. T., Hawkins, B. J., and Kiiskila, S. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37:2552-2562. 2007.

The effects of two operational nursery fertilization regimes on the growt and nutrient dynamics of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) seedlings after planting were compared. Seedlings were gown in a nursery with nutrients added at a constant rate (conventional fertilization) or at a rate that increased exponentially by 2%•day-1 (exponential fertilization) and planted near Barriere and Victoria, British Columbia. Al the time of planting, half of the conventionally fertilized seedlings were planted with slow-release fertilizer packets. Growth and nutrient allocation was observed for 2 years following planting.


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Author(s): K. T. Everett, B. J. Hawkins, Steven Kiiskila

Section: Fertilization and Nutrition

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