Sapling growth, water status and survival of two native shrubs from the Monte Desert, Mendoza, Argentina, under different preconditioning treatments

Revegetation in arid zones poses numerous challenges, due particularly to drought, extreme temperatures, high irradiance, and infertile soils, factors which threaten the survival of installed saplings. Nursery techniques to avoid transplant shock focus on manipulating the watering regime so as to f...

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Main Authors: María Emilia Fernández, Carlos Bernardo Passera, Mariano Anibal Cony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2016-06-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
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Online Access:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/3219