Scientific Summaries

2013-01-29

Scientific Summary 100 in IUFRO News Vol. 42, Issue 1, January 2013

IUFRO Symposium on Nutrient Dynamics of Planted Forests discussed principles of nutrition in nursery seedlings and juvenile forest trees as well as technologies to optimize seedling quality.

The IUFRO Symposium on Nutrient Dynamics of Planted Forests held from 27-28 November 2012, in Vancouver, WA, USA, discussed the principles of nutrition in nursery seedlings and juvenile forest trees. Emphasis was on the development of effective and environmentally sound technologies to optimize seedling quality and promote reforestation and forest restoration operations. The symposium was organized by Purdue University and USDA Forest Service with support from IUFRO units 1.01.03 (Temperate Forest Re-generation), 1.06.00 (Restoration of Degraded Sites), and 3.02.00 (Stand).


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Nutrient Dynamics of Planted Forests

Symposium from 27-28 November 2012, Heathman Lodge Hotel, Vancouver, WA, USA
Report and photo submitted by Diane Haase (US Forest Service) and Douglas Jacobs (Purdue University)

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