Long-term nitrogen fertilization increases winter injury in montane red spruce foliage (Picea rubens) foliage

T.D. Perkins; G.T. Adams; S.T. Lawson; Paul Schaberg; Steve McNulty

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Long-term nitrogen fertilization increases winter injury in montane red spruce foliage (Picea rubens) foliage

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Authors:

T.D. Perkins, G.T. Adams, S.T. Lawson, Paul Schaberg, Steve McNulty

Year:

2000

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 10: 165-172.

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Abstract

Current-year red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) foliage is predisposed to winter injury by one or more types of anthropogenic pollutants, particularly acidic deposition. The resultant defoliation, when severe and repeated, leads to dieback and eventual mortality of affected red spruce individuals

Citation

Perkins, T.D.; Adams, G.T.; Lawson, S.T.; Schaberg, P.G.; McNulty, S.G. 2000. Long-term nitrogen fertilization increases winter injury in montane red spruce foliage (Picea rubens) foliage. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 10: 165-172.