Effect of photoperiod on apical growth cessation in tamarack (Larix laricina) and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) provenances from northern Ontario

• Main Author: Charrette, Paul
• Other Authors: Farmer, Robert E.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: Tamarack Ontario; Northern Growth; Poplar Ontario; Plant photoperiodism; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Tamarack
• Online Access: http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/1731

The effects of four photoperiods (i.e. 6, 10, 14, and 18 hours) on the rate of apical growth cessation and apical bud primordia production were studied in controlled environment experiments using tamarack {Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch) seedlings and rooted cuttings, and balsam poplar {Populus bal...