Lateral Root Morphology: A Potential Indicator of Seedling Quality in Northern Red Oak

摘要

Success of northern red oak plantings might be improved if a suitable measure of seedling quality could be developed. Numbers of first-order lateral roots on nursery seedlings may be such a measure. In lifted seedlings in 10 families, this variable was significantly correlated with height, stem diameter, and top and root weight but was not strongly correlated with number or length of stem flushes.