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Response of Sequoia sepervirens (D. Don) Endl. and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco Seedlings to Temperature

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CONIFEROUS species show marked differences in their temperature requirements for seedling growth. These differences are connected with not only mean temperature but also with response to fluctuations in day, night and diurnal temperatures.

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  1. Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, California Intitute of Technology, Pasadena

    HENRY HELLMERS & WILLIAM P. SUNDAHL

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HELLMERS, H., SUNDAHL, W. Response of Sequoia sepervirens (D. Don) Endl. and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco Seedlings to Temperature. Nature 184, 1247–1248 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841247a0

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