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Proceedings of Past Forest Nursery Association Meetings:
| Fixing the Edsel – Can Bareroot Stock Quality Be Improved? |
| Simpson, David G. |
| 1988: Vernon, CAN |
| Bareroot stock quality and subsequent field survival and growth can be improved by: (1) growing seedlings at wider spacings which results in increased dry weight, lower shoot/root ratio, larger root collar diameter and in some cases increased root growth capacity (RGC); (2) – root culturing (undercutting or root wrenching) which increases RGC; and (3) nutrient loading with fall applications of nitrogen fertilizers which increases both RGC and field growth. |
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