Effects of fire, bruchid beetles and soil type on germination and seedling establishment of acacia drepanolobium

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 46-51

  Okello, B D ^a,c   Young, T P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arid uplands; Black cotton soils; Kenya; Laikipia; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005950744     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110009485738     Document Type: Article

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