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Cone and Seed Characteristics of Fertilized and Unfertilized Longleaf Pines

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Fertilizer increase cone yields and seed size but did not affect number of seeds per cone, percentage of empty of wormy wood, cone size, initial viability, or storability.

Keywords

Pinus palustris, germination, seed yields

Citation

McLemore, B.F. 1975. Cone and Seed Characteristics of Fertilized and Unfertilized Longleaf Pines. Res. Pap. SO-109. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/615