Macronutrient deficiency symptoms in seedlings of four northern hardwoods.

Gayne G. Erdmann; Frederick T. Metzger; Robert R. Oberg

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Macronutrient deficiency symptoms in seedlings of four northern hardwoods.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Gayne G. Erdmann, Frederick T. Metzger, Robert R. Oberg

Year:

1979

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

General Technical Report NC-53. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 36 p.

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Abstract

Illustrates and describes the visual deficiency symptoms for N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S in sugar maple, red maple, white ash, and paper birch seedlings. Effects of these deficiencies on the development and nutrient composition of seedlings are also examined.

Keywords

sugar maple, red maple, white ash, paper birch, Acer saccharum Marsh, Acer rubrum L, Fraxinus americana L, Betula papyrifera Marsh, chemical composition of tissues, dry-matter production, seedling development

Citation

Erdmann, Gayne G.; Metzger, Frederick T.; Oberg, Robert R. 1979. Macronutrient deficiency symptoms in seedlings of four northern hardwoods. General Technical Report NC-53. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station