The competition effect of Brachiaria decumbens on the early growth of direct-seeded trees of Alphitonia petriei in tropical north Australia

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-276

  Sun, Dan ^a   Dickkinson, Geoff R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alphitonia petriei brachiaria decumbens; Direct seeding; Northern australia; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000463085     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389082     Document Type: Article

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