The influence of stockplant environment on morphology, physiology and rooting of leafy stem cuttings of Albizia guachapele

New Forests

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 213-227

  Mesen F ^a   Leakey, R R B ^b,c   Newton, A C ^b,d  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Irradiance; Non mist propagators; NPK; Photosynthesis; Rooted cuttings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011845424     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015668011884     Document Type: Article

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