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Influence of interplanted and pure stands of red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.) on microbial and chemical characteristics of a coastal forest soil in the Douglas-fir region

Creator:: Chen, Chi-sin
Abstract:: Chemical and microbial analyses were made at four seasonal intervals on soil horizons under red alder, conifers, and mixed alder-conifers at the Cascade Head Experimental Forest, established in 1937 by the U. S. Forest Service near Otis, Oregon. Microbial analyses showed that although plate counts of molds and bacteria fluctuated...
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Freezing resistance of tissues in the twig of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)

Creator:: Alden, John Norman
Abstract:: The relative freezing resistance of tissues in the stem, foliage and buds of terminal twigs from Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) was investigated at about ten-day intervals from summer until the following spring. Tissues from growing twigs collected before development of dormancy had no freezing resistance and were killed immediately...
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Computer simulation of Douglas-fir tree and stand growth

Creator:: Arney, James Douglas, 1941-
Abstract:: A mathematical model has been developed to describe the growth of individual Douglas-fir trees under a variety of stand conditions and management schedules. The model was developed using empirical data from open-grown trees and reducing growth capacities of height, stem, and crown as functions of intertree competition indices. Any initial...
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Forage production and utilization in relation to deer browsing of Douglas-fir seedlings in the Tillamook Burn, Oregon

Creator:: Crouch, Glenn Leroy, 1929-
Abstract:: The main objective of this investigation was to evaluate relationships between the production and utilization of forage and deer browsing of hand-planted Douglas-fir seedlings. A secondary purpose was to study some effects of selected physical and biological site factors on the survival and growth of fir seedlings. Field work was...
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Survival and some physiological aspects of tissue cultured cells from Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. (Franco)) and a poplar hybrid after freezing to liquid nitrogen temperature

Creator:: Binder, Wolfgang Dieter
Abstract:: Cell aggregate size in both Douglas-fir and poplar suspension cultures was reduced by the addition of the chelator compounds EDTA and CDTA at concentrations under 100 ppm. Reduced cell aggregate size increased growth efficiency of suspension cultures of both species. Cell aggregates 550 j.z. or smaller in size were used...
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A model of forest nitrogen cycling to assess the effects of management intensity on long-term productivity in Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Krzak, Joan
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of forest management intensity on long-term productivity of Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir forests. The components of management intensity included rotation length, timber utilization standard (whole tree or bole only), method of slash treatment (remove/burn or leave) and fertilization practice (urea nitrogen...
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Temperature effects on the growth of Douglas-fir seedlings

Creator:: Wommack, Donald Everett
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to determine the effects of different chilling treatments during the dormant season upon growth of Douglas-fir seedlings0 In addition it was planned to determine whether seedlings native to various geographic areas differ in their chilling requirements0 The hypotheses were advanced, based on previous studies, that chilling...
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Isoenzyme polymorphism in provenances of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco var. menziesii)

Creator:: Yang, Jenq-chuan
Abstract:: Genetic variability in natural populations of Douglas-fir was studied at molecular level by investigating the variations of some primary gene products, i. e. enzymes. Using the techniques of disc gel electrophoresis and biochemical staining, the isoenzyme patterns of leucine aminopeptidase, esterase and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase are characterized in young seedlings...
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Water relations, growth and survival of root-wrenched Douglas-fir seedlings

Creator:: Duryea, Mary L.
Abstract:: Chapter 1 Growth and Survival of Root-Wrenched Douglas-fir Seedlings Root wrenching of seedlings (severing the roots 15 cm below the soil surface) was investigated as a nursery practice to improve growth and survival of field-planted Douglas-fir from six local seed sources in the Pacific Northwest. At lifting, shoots of wrenched...
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Ectomycorrhizal inoculation of Douglas-fir nursery stock with commercially produced inoculum

Creator:: Hung, Ling-ling L.
Abstract:: Nine species of ectomycorrhizal fungi were grown in liquid media over a pH range of 2-7. Species fell into five major groups: (1) growth significantly best only at the optimal pH, (2) growth increased with increase of pH, (3) significantly best growth spans three pH units, (4) spans four pH...
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Geographic and seasonal variation in photosynthetic efficiency and capacity of Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Creator:: Pope, Walter William
Abstract:: Net photosynthesis was measured for photosynthetic light efficiency and capacity on two-year-old plants from eight different seed sources in three measurement periods. The measurement periods corresponded to the physiological periods 1) prior to bud swelling, 2) after needle elongation, and 3) predormancy. Measurement period differences in both photosynthetic efficiency and...
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Environmental and physiological control of stomates in Douglas-fir and other species

Creator:: Johnson, Jon Dale
Abstract:: This research dealt with the direct environmental influence of atmospheric vapor pressure on stomates of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Picea engelniannii, and Fragaria X ananassa, and the indirect physiological control of stomates by abscisic acid in Pseudotsuga menziesii. Two ventilated porometers (diffusion and steady-state) were compared on four broadleaf and five coniferous...
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Physiological and morphological responses to water deficit in seedling progeny of four populations of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco)

Creator:: Joly, Robert J.
Abstract:: The relationships among total water potential (psi), osmotic potential ([pi]), pressure potential (P), and relative water content (R*) were determined during four consecutive soil drying cycles for shoots of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) seedlings. In each cycle, seedlings were sampled for pressure-volume determinations as soil water was depleted gradually...
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Biomass dynamics of dead Douglas-fir and western hemlock boles in mid-elevation forests of the Cascade Range

Creator:: Graham, Robin Lee Lambert
Abstract:: The rate and manner of bioniass loss from decomposing Douglas-fir and western hemlock boles in mid-elevation forests of the central Cascade Range were measured. Bole bark and wood were considered separately. Loss of bole wood due to respiration was measured by change in bole wood density. Loss of bole wood...
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Effects of light preconditioning on the seasonal water relations of nursery-grown Douglas-fir

Creator:: Drew, Allan Pierce
Abstract:: Douglas-fir seedlings of a single seed source were grown in a nursery under three levels of light intensity: 9, 44, and 100 percent of full light. Growth over an entire growing season was monitored in terms of proportionate distribution of dry matter to shoot and root systems. This was replicated...
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Physiological and biochemical studies of stratified Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] seeds after redrying, storage, and subsequent germination

Creator:: Malavasi, Marlene de Matos
Abstract:: The physiological and biochemical responses of Douglas-fir seeds to stratification, redrying, storage and subsequent germination were determined. Stratification increased seed vigor, embryo and gametophyte phosphorylative efficiency and RNA synthetic ability. Redrying seems to increase the rate of enthryonic nucleic acid synthesis, speed of germination and seedling vigor. ATP, total adenosine...
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Geographic variation in juvenile growth characteristics of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) from the coastal ranges of California

Creator:: Griffin, Anthony Roderick
Abstract:: A sample of 181 wind pollinated families, representative of the range of environmental conditions occupied by Douglas-fir in northern California, was used as a basis for studying variation in early height growth, phonology, and seed characteristics. Seedlings were raised at Corvallis, Oregon, in a nursery trial designed to evaluate response...
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Physiological responses of four Douglas-fir populations in three contrasting field environments

Creator:: Emmingham, William H.
Abstract:: When trees from 16 populations of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco. var. menziesii) were grown at ten geographically diverse locations for seven years, those from a Vancouver Island source were among the top three for height growth on nine of the ten plantations (Rowe and Ching, 1974). In contrast, growth...
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Soil and growth studies in Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] stands near Molalla, Oregon

Creator:: Strand, Robert Fenton
Abstract:: In 1957 three Douglas-fir stands (15-, 25-, and 40-year-old age classes) were selected on a tree farm in the Cascade foothills of northwestern Oregon to study factors affecting site productivity. Soil-moisture, soil-temperature and seasonal radial- growth pattern measurements were made with a Colman moisture meter and a dial gauge dendrometer...
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Effect of auxins, cytokinins and nutrition on adventitious bud formation in tissues of Douglas-fir grown in culture

Creator:: Thompson, David George
Abstract:: Vegetative propagation is most effective when individuals of demonstrated superior characteristic can be propagated. For this reason, a method for the induction of adventitious buds on cultured Douglas-fir shoot tips from 20-25 year old trees was developed. Douglas-fir shoot tips failed to survive and grow on a full strength Murashige...
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Growth and development of young Douglas-fir in relation to intra- and inter-specific competition

Creator:: Zedaker, Sheperd M.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the relationships between the growth of Douglas-fir seedlings and light and moisture resource availability as influenced by competitor type and density in the Oregon Coast Range. Twelve 360 m2 Nelder plots, encompassing a range of 300 to 15,000 cm2 per plant in 48 spokes, were established in...
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Variation in the foliar nutrient status of several Douglas-fir provenances

Creator:: Stevens, Roderick D.
Abstract:: From a preliminary 1969 foliar analysis, eight provenances were chosen from the sixteen included in a region-wide, reciprocal Doulgas-fir provenance study for further study of variation in foliar nutrition. In the fall of 1969 separate foliar samples were collected from ten trees per provenance at each of ten plantations ranging...
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Genecology of Douglas-fir from southwestern Oregon

Creator:: White, Timothy L., 1951-
Abstract:: This thesis is divided into three chapters. For all chapters, the experiments described deal with the responses of all or a subset of 72 wind-pollinated Douglas-fir families from 36 different locations in southwestern Oregon. Wind-pollinated seed was collected from each of two trees at each of the 36 locations. The...
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Distribution of light within the crown of an open-grown Douglas-fir

Creator:: Ungs, M. J. (Michael J.)
Abstract:: A systematic investigation was made of the distribution of short wave radiation within the crown of an open-grown Douglas-fir tree. The study tree was 23 years old, 14 meters tall and had a maximum crown diameter of about ten meters. Global radiation was measured every 15 cm along eight different...
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Genetic variation of wood density components in coastal Douglas- fir and their relationships to growth rhythm

Creator:: Vargas-Hernandez, Jesus
Abstract:: Overall wood density is a complex trait resulting from the interaction of three components: average earlywood density, average latewood density, and latewood proportion. In order to better understand the genetic control of wood density in juvenile Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), and to assess the utility of information on its...
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Effects of herbaceous weed control on young Douglas-fir moisture stress and growth

Creator:: Preest, David Stanley
Abstract:: Profitable, even-aged forest management depends on the early establishment and rapid growth of each new forest crop. These, in turn, require that the young trees have access to an adequate supply of native resources of moisture, nutrients and light. In Mediterranean-type climates, competition for soil moisture is the most serious...
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The effect of osmotic moisture stress during germination on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Creator:: Stewart, Ronald E
Abstract:: Commercially collected Douglas-fir seed from a moist coastal ecotype (LaPush, Washington) and a dry inland ecotype (Kaibab National Forest, Arizona) were subjected to osmotic stresses ranging from 0 to -8 atmospheres using Carbowax polyethylene glycol 6000 during imbibition and germination. To determine the effect of osmotic stress on the initiation...
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Developing optimal programs for thinning young-growth Douglas-fir stands

Creator:: Randall, Robert M.
Abstract:: Foresters in the Pacific Northwest are directing increasing effort into the management of young-growth forests. These foresters find themselves in a transition period in which they are beginning to develop the framework for managing young-growth forests while they continue to manage substantial reserves of old-growth timber. In this transition period,...
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Douglas-fir bark : n-hexane-soluble and volatile materials

Creator:: Fang, Henry Hai-loong
Abstract:: Douglas-fir bark was extracted with n-hexane. A light-colored "wax-like" solid was recovered from the extract by evaporation of the solvent. Chemically intact sterol esters and ferulic acid esters were isolated from the "wax" without saponification or degradation as had been necessary in former investigations. The characterization of the intact esters...
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Comparative development of a thinned and a natural Douglas-fir stand from 45 to 60 years of age

Creator:: Groman, William A.
Abstract:: An understanding of the dynamics of individual tree and stand growth, development, and structural patterns during the immature formative years of a commercial species is essential to determine correct thinning practices necessary to attain desired objectives. This study compared a natural, medium-site Douglas-fir stand and an adjacent similar stand released...
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The valuation and use of site information for Douglas-fir reforestation in Western Oregon : a decision analysis

Creator:: Schöne, Dieter Hans-Friedrich
Abstract:: Existing forest site maps have been described as "invaluable tools" in forest management. Their, economic value potentially materializes as the summed advantage from better decisions in all phases of forestry. Via Bayesian decision analysis, this study establishes optimal use and economic value of site information for one facet of management...
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The effect of plant moisture stress on the physiology and establishment of planted Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine seedlings

Creator:: Cleary, Brian D.
Abstract:: The role of moisture stress in seedling physiology and establishment was studied in both the field environment and laboratory experiments. Plant moisture stress was measured using the pressure chamber technique. This technique was modified and tested using a fascicle of pine needles as a sample, an improvement which allows the...
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Carbon and nitrogen allocation patterns of 2-0 Douglas-fir seedlings following nitrogen fertilization in the autumn

Creator:: Margolis, Hank A.
Abstract:: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco) seedlings at a nursery in western Oregon were fertilized with nitrogen in October. Free amino acid (FAA) and total nitrogen concentrations in needles, stems and fine roots were followed from before fertilization until just prior to budbreak the following spring. Before budbreak in mid-March, the...
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Physiological control of fine root turnover in Douglas-fir

Creator:: Marshall, John D. (John David), 1956-
Abstract:: To determine whether shading increases drought-induced root mortality by changing the chemical composition of roots, I conducted an experiment in which high and low light treatments in combination with high and low soil moisture treatments were applied to seedlings of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuqa menziesii Mirb. Franco). Because synthesis of suberin (a...
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Hierarchical analysis of spatial pattern and processes of Douglas-fir forests using wavelet analysis

Creator:: Bradshaw, G. A.
Abstract:: There has been an increased interest in the quantification of pattern in ecological systems over the past years. This interest is motivated by the desire to construct valid models which extend across many scales. Spatial methods must quantify pattern, discriminate types of pattern, and relate hierarchical phenomena across scales. Wavelet...
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Underplanting and competition in thinned Douglas-fir

Creator:: Brandeis, Thomas James
Abstract:: Understory conifer regeneration needs to occur beneath conifer-dominated canopies if two-storied or uneven-aged structures are to be considered for western Oregon Coast Range stand management. To ensure adequate numbers of seedlings to meet stocking or habitat structure objectives, planting may be a solution. We undertook a multi-level study to determine...
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Comparative photosynthesis and respiration rates of Douglas-fir seedlings from Vancouver Island and Montana under various conditions of light and temperature

Creator:: Krueger, Kenneth W.
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Douglas-fir bark : isolation and characterization of a holocellulose fraction

Creator:: Chen, Chung-hsien
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Thermal characteristics of Douglas-fir bark fiber 25⁰ to 250⁰C

Creator:: Short, Paul Henry
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Douglas-fir bark : water-soluble carbohydrates and alkaline degradation of a xylan

Creator:: Zerrudo, Jose Velmonte
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Anatomical and chemical characteristics of the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (mirb.) Franko) phellem cell

Creator:: Litvay, John Dennis
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to 1) characterize the layering in the wall of the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga. menziesii (Mirb. ) Franco) phellem cell, 2) determine the pitting present in this cell wall and 3) determine what compounds are present in the middle lamella of this cell. To accomplish the...
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Microdistribution and retention of chloropicrin in wood

Creator:: Goodell, Barry Scott
Abstract:: Quantitative and qualitative information on the retention of chlorinated residues in chloropicrin treated wood is lacking. Retention of chloropicrin and its chemical breakdown products in wood, and the effects of chloropicrin treatment of wood on invading decay fungi are explored in this thesis. Chlorinated residues in amounts up to 1.5%...
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Ultrastructure of parenchyma and sclereids in Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii(Mirb.)Franco] bark

Creator:: Dougal, Edward Francis
Abstract:: Because Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii(Mirb.)Franco] bark is a raw material produced in our renewable forests along with wood, an understanding of the ultrastructure of bark cells is of paramount importance if wood technologists are to utilize the bark to the fullest potential. The objectives of this study were to develop microscopic...
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Habitat relationships of birds and young-growth Douglas-fir in northwestern California

Creator:: Marcot, Bruce G.
Abstract:: Ninety-one species of birds were surveyed in grass/forb, early and late shrub/sapling, pole, and medium sawtimber stages of young-growth Douglas-fir in northwestern California; patterns of bird distribution and abundance were related to habitat conditions and even-age silvicultural treatments. Seven species (band-tailed pigeon, western wood pewee, dusky flycatcher, western bluebird, fox...
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Douglas-fir inner bark procyanidins : sulfonation, isolation and characterization

Creator:: Bae, Youngsoo
Abstract:: See pdf
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Extraction and properties of Douglas-fir sapwood polyphenol oxidase

Creator:: Musbah, Durria Abdel Azim
Abstract:: Chemical stains that develop on commercial woods are problems of great economic importance. The polyphenol oxidases catalyze the oxidation of the phenolics that naturally exist in plants to quinones when the cell structure is disrupted. The quinones produced are further oxidized and polymerized to melanin, the pigment which is responsible...
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Interactions of ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA) wood preservative with Douglas-fir

Creator:: Lebow, Stan T.
Abstract:: The use of the waterborne wood preservative, ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA), is likely to increase in the near future because of environmental concerns associated with oilborne preservatives. Developing an understanding of the permanence of this preservative in wood will become important from both environmental and performance standpoints. Conventional thinking...
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Studies on thermal degradation of Douglas-fir wood and bark

Creator:: Ali, Mohamed Aslam
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Polyphenols from the bark of Douglas-fir and red alder

Creator:: Gonzalez-Laredo, Ruben Francisco
Abstract:: The objectives of this research were to isolate and determine the molecular structures of certain polyphenols in Douglas-fir and red alder barks. The compounds of interest in Douglas-fir were the lignans which are eventually incorporated into the outer bark phlobaphenes. Phlobaphenes are the red colored, alcohol soluble, water insoluble phenolic...
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Photosynthesis, respiration, and dry matter accumulation of Douglas-fir seedlings from different geographic sources and growth at different temperatures

Creator:: Sorensen, Frank C.
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Influences of shoot origin and certain pre- and post-severance treatments on the rooting and growth characteristics of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) stem cuttings

Creator:: Black, Darvil Kim
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Root initiation and elongation in Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) franco, stem cuttings as related to bud and cambial activity

Creator:: Bhella, Harbans Singh
Abstract:: The relation of bud and cambial activity to root initiation and elongation in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) stem cuttings was studied through two successive growth cycles. Stem cuttings of current season's growth were taken periodically from field-grown Douglas-fir trees to determine: (1) origin and development of root initials; and...
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The physiology of plagiotropic growth of rooted cuttings of Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco]

Creator:: Starbuck, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Experiments were conducted to determine if the plagiotropic growth habit of rooted cuttings of Douglas-fir might result from a system favoring the accumulation of indoleacetic acid in the adaxial side of the shoot in response to vertical placement. Actively growing excised branch terminals were subjected to gravitational disorientation to determine...
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Postharvest water relations and needle abscission in cut trees of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. Franco)

Creator:: Montano, Jose M.
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Lethal surface temperatures and their interpretation for Douglas-fir

Creator:: Silen, Roy R.
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Deposition of chemicals in semi-porous solids using supercritical fluid carriers

Creator:: Sahle-Demessie, Endalkachew
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Genetic variations in length of active growth period among races of Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Creator:: Irgens-Moller, Helge
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The effects of mycorrhizal colonization and phosphorus fertilization on Douglas-fir seedling growth, morphology, and photosynthesis

Creator:: Black, C. H. (Charles H.)
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Silvicultural impacts of sheep grazing in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Leininger, Wayne C.
Abstract:: A three-year investigation was conducted during 1980-1982 to evaluate the potential of using herded sheep as a silvicultural tool to suppress brush in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) plantations of Oregon's Coast Range. Sheep browsing of Douglas-fir was highest in May soon after bud break. Averaged over the 2 years of grazing,...
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Forest structure and regeneration in the Tsuga heterophylla - Abies amabilis transition zone, central Western Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Stewart, Glenn H.
Abstract:: The dynamics of stands in the mid-elevation old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests of the central western Oregon Cascade Range were investigated using stand structure analysis. Trees with different growth rates were commonly present in the same stand, which resulted often in a weak correlation between tree diameter and age. Thus,...
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Characterization of lignocellulose decomposition in stream wood samples using ¹⁴C and ¹⁵N techniques

Creator:: Aumen, Nicholas G.
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The role of soil-water depletion and plant-moisture stress in soil classification and cambial activity of Douglas-fir

Creator:: Thomas, Byron R.
Abstract:: Relationships between soil-water stress and plant-moisture stress were studied with respect to soil classification and cambial activity in Douglas-fir. The study sites were forested with Douglas-fir and located in McDonald Forest and near Marys Peak in the Oregon Coast Range. Soil-water depletion was followed by the use of gypsum blocks...
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