From: Effects of fertilization on radial growth of Pinus pinea explored hourly using dendrometers
Season | Contraction | Total expansion (P2 + P3) | Stem diameter increment | |||
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Fertilized | Control | Fertilized | Control | Fertilized | Control | |
Winter | 0.12 ± 0.05 c | 0.11 ± 0.05 c | 5.66 ± 0.69 b | 1.35 ± 1.40 c | 6.12 ± 0.69 b | 1.96 ± 1.42 c |
Spring | 0.08 ± 0.05 c | 0.17 ± 0.04 c | 8.56 ± 0.65 a | 3.77 ± 0.54 c | 9.20 ± 0.66 a | 4.18 ± 0.54 bc |
Summer | 0.35 ± 0.05 a | 0.30 ± 0.04 ab | 3.37 ± 0.6 c | 2.07 ± 0.65 c | 4.01 ± 0.61 bc | 2.54 ± 0.66 c |
Autumn | 0.14 ± 0.05 c | 0.20 ± 0.04 bc | 1.38 ± 1.63 c | 2.12 ± 1.63 c | 1.53 ± 1.64 c | 2.76 ± 1.64 bc |