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Effects of Root-Coating With the Polymer Waterlock on Survival and Growth of Drought-Stressed Bareroot Seedlings of White Spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and Red Pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.)

Root coating with a superabsor- bent polymer is a recommendable precautionary measure against drought-induced mortality in areas with frequent dry spells during the planting season. Root-coated white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) exposed to no more then 2 weeks of post-planting drought showed a sig- nificant improvement of 24 percent in survival as compared to untreated seedlings. Root coating had not sig- nificant effect beyond 2 weeks of drought. (Tree Planters' Notes 37(1):15-19; 1985)


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Author(s): Steen Magnussen

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 37, Number 1 (1986)

Section: General

Volume: 37

Number: 1

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