Root and stem growth patterns of young 'Mauritius' lychee trees

HortScience

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 815-818

  Marler, Thomas E ^a   Willis, Leah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b Montgomery Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Litchi chinensis; root observation chambers

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 0030456541     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.31.5.815     Document Type: Article

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