Water Stress Promotes Early Flowering in Jack Pine

Don Riemenschneider

doi:10.2737/NC-RN-331

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Water Stress Promotes Early Flowering in Jack Pine

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Authors:

Don Riemenschneider

Year:

1985

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RN-331

Source:

Research Note NC-331. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Young Jack pine exposed to water stress produced several times more female strobili than trees watered regularly. The timing and duration of the treatments was important.

Keywords

Flowering, gibberellin, drought stress, environmental stress, soil moisture

Citation

Riemenschneider, Don E. 1985. Water Stress Promotes Early Flowering in Jack Pine. Research Note NC-331. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station