Coating nursery containers with copper carbonate improves root morphology of five native Australian tree species used in agroforestry systems

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-155

  Dunn, G M ^a   Huth, J R ^a   Lewty, M J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry species; Chemical root pruning; Root coiling

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA HOLOSERICEA; BRACTEATA; CASUARINA CUNNINGHAMIANA; EUCALYPTUS ARGOPHLOIA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA BRACTEATA;

EID: 0030812990     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005863707277     Document Type: Article

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