Effects of Growing Density and Cavity Volume of Containers on the Nitrogen Status of Three Deciduous Hardwood Species in the Nursery Stage
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Cho, Min Seok
(Forest Technology and Management Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Yang, A-Ram (Division of Global Forestry, National Institute of Forest Science) Hwang, Jaehong (Division of Research Planning and Coordination, National Institute of Forest Science) Park, Byung Bae (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) Park, Gwan Soo (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) |
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