Effect of fuelwood plantations on some properties of sodic wastelands

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 194-205

  Garg, V K ^a   Jain, R K ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dalbergia sissoo; Litter production; Root growth; Sodic wasteland; Terminalia arjuna

Indexed keywords

FUELWOOD; LITTER PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT; PLANTATION; ROOT GROWTH; SOIL PH; WASTELANDS;

EID: 0030326618     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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