Biomass, nutrient content and growth response to fertilisers of six-year-old Eucalyptus globulus plantations at three contrasting sites in Gippsland, Victoria

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-121

  Bennet, L T ^a,b   Weston, C J ^a   Attiwill, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; VICTORIA; MYRTACEAE;

BIOMASS; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANTATION;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, GIPPSLAND;

EID: 0030614090     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/bt96057     Document Type: Article

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