Design and interpretation of interference studies: Are some methods totally unacceptable?

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 5-18

  Cousens, Roger ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additive; Competition; Experimental designs; Interference; Interpretation; Replacement series; Response surface

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030320070     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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