Moisture, nutrient, and insect constraints on plantation growth: The "Garden of Eden" study

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 126-144

  Powers, Robert F ^a   Ferrell, George T ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; Herbicides; Insecticides; Pinus ponderosa; Plant competition; Weed management

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

PLANT COMPETITION;

EID: 0030318619     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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