Shelter for testing drought-hardiness of planted southern pine seedlings

John J. Stransky; William B. Duke

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Shelter for testing drought-hardiness of planted southern pine seedlings

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John J. Stransky, William B. Duke

Year:

1964

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-11

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Abstract

A plastic-covered shelter simulates drought severe enough to cause seedling mortality. Air and soil temperatures, and relative humidity, are but slightly higher under the shelter than outside it.

Keywords

drought, pine, weather

Citation

Stransky, John J.; Duke, William B. 1964. Shelter for testing drought-hardiness of planted southern pine seedlings. Res. Note SO-11. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.